#C55D2A#C55D2A
#C55D2A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.147 H 44.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 93, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 65%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 79%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.8%, 78.7%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.69, 38.38, 47.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.69, 60.78, 50.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.79% 0.1057 0.1027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.79% 0.147 44.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3610, 19.8697, 4.5845) |
| Luminance | 0.1987 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.22
Rusty Orange
#CD5909
ΔE00 3.95
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 4.01
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 4.27
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.44
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55D2A #2A92C5
analogous
#C52A44 #C55D2A #C5AB2A
triadic
#C55D2A #2AC55D #5D2AC5
tetradic
#C55D2A #44C52A #2A92C5 #AB2AC5
square
#C55D2A #44C52A #2A92C5 #AB2AC5
split-complementary
#C55D2A #2AC5AB #2A44C5
monochromatic
#602D14 #93451F #C55D2A #DA7F52 #E5A485
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.22
#C55D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.97
#C55D2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55D2A
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55D2A | 1.00 | 4.22 | 4.97 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6D23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948427
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84652
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 93, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.147 44.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8d67',
500: '#c55d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55d2a; $custom-light: #de8d67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 93,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.742,
"s": 64.854,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59791,
"c": 0.14735,
"h": 44.2
},
"luminance": 0.19866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55D2A
secondary
#7DB3CE
accent
#B1E840
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#170C06
muted
#857D7A