#C55F2A#C55F2A
#C55F2A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.146 H 45.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55F2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 95, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 65%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 79%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 78.7%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.09, 37.36, 47.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.09, 60.45, 51.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.1% 0.1026 0.1035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.1% 0.146 45.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5388, 20.2254, 4.6437) |
| Luminance | 0.2022 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.37
Rusty Orange
#CD5909
ΔE00 3.63
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 3.90
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 4.34
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.61
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55F2A #2A90C5
analogous
#C52A43 #C55F2A #C5AD2A
triadic
#C55F2A #2AC55F #5F2AC5
tetradic
#C55F2A #43C52A #2A90C5 #AD2AC5
square
#C55F2A #43C52A #2A90C5 #AD2AC5
split-complementary
#C55F2A #2AC5AD #2A43C5
monochromatic
#602E14 #93471F #C55F2A #DA8152 #E5A585
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#C55F2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.04
#C55F2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55F2A
5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55F2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55F2A | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.04 | 5.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C6E23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948527
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84954
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55f2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 95, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.146 45.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8e67',
500: '#c55f2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55f2a; $custom-light: #de8e67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55f2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 95,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.516,
"s": 64.854,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60097,
"c": 0.14576,
"h": 45.3
},
"luminance": 0.20222
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55F2A
secondary
#7DB2CE
accent
#AEE840
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#170C06
muted
#857D7A