#C55935#C55935
#C55935 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.147 H 38.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55935 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 89, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 58%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.8%, 73.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.01, 40.84, 40.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.01, 57.81, 45.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.31% 0.1151 0.092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.31% 0.147 38.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2436, 19.2756, 5.6534) |
| Luminance | 0.1927 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.40
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.73
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.32
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.66
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.13
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55935 #35A1C5
analogous
#C53559 #C55935 #C5A135
triadic
#C55935 #35C559 #5935C5
tetradic
#C55935 #59C535 #35A1C5 #A135C5
square
#C55935 #59C535 #35A1C5 #A135C5
split-complementary
#C55935 #35C5A1 #3559C5
monochromatic
#652D1B #954328 #C55935 #D57F62 #E2A693
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.33
#C55935 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.85
#C55935 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55935
4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55935 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55935 | 1.00 | 4.33 | 4.85 | 4.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776B31
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918332
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84251
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55935; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 89, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.147 38.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8b6e',
500: '#c55935',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55935; $custom-light: #de8b6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55935",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 89,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15,
"s": 57.6,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59305,
"c": 0.14734,
"h": 38.6
},
"luminance": 0.19272
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55935
secondary
#89BCCD
accent
#BAE147
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A