#C55B2A#C55B2A
#C55B2A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.149 H 43.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55B2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 91, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 65%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 79%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 78.7%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.29, 39.38, 46.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.29, 61.12, 49.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.49% 0.1088 0.1018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.49% 0.149 43.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1877, 19.5232, 4.5267) |
| Luminance | 0.1952 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.24
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 4.26
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 4.34
Rusty Orange
#CD5909
ΔE00 4.39
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.40
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55B2A #2A94C5
analogous
#C52A46 #C55B2A #C5A92A
triadic
#C55B2A #2AC55B #5B2AC5
tetradic
#C55B2A #46C52A #2A94C5 #A92AC5
square
#C55B2A #46C52A #2A94C5 #A92AC5
split-complementary
#C55B2A #2AC5A9 #2A46C5
monochromatic
#602C14 #93441F #C55B2A #DA7D52 #E5A385
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.28
#C55B2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.90
#C55B2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55B2A
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55B2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55B2A | 1.00 | 4.28 | 4.90 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796B23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938327
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84451
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55b2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 91, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.149 43.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8c67',
500: '#c55b2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55b2a; $custom-light: #de8c67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55b2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 91,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.968,
"s": 64.854,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5949,
"c": 0.14898,
"h": 43.1
},
"luminance": 0.1952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55B2A
secondary
#7DB4CE
accent
#B3E840
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#170C06
muted
#857D7A