#C85533#C85533
#C85533 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.155 H 37.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85533 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 85, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 59%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 75%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.5%, 74.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.71, 43.83, 41.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.71, 60.56, 43.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.17% 0.1237 0.0932) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.17% 0.155 37) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6683, 19.0191, 5.3454) |
| Luminance | 0.1902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.38
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.57
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.13
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.60
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.77
Deep Orange
#DC4D01
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85533 #33A6C8
analogous
#C8335C #C85533 #C8A033
triadic
#C85533 #33C855 #5533C8
tetradic
#C85533 #5CC833 #33A6C8 #A033C8
square
#C85533 #5CC833 #33A6C8 #A033C8
split-complementary
#C85533 #33C8A0 #335CC8
monochromatic
#662C1A #974027 #C85533 #D77C61 #E3A592
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.37
#C85533 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.80
#C85533 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85533
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85533 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85533 | 1.00 | 4.37 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#75692F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918230
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC3B4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85533; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 85, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.155 37.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0886c',
500: '#c85533',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85533; $custom-light: #e0886c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85533",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 85,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.691,
"s": 59.363,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59165,
"c": 0.15486,
"h": 37
},
"luminance": 0.19015
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85533
secondary
#89BECE
accent
#BFE345
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#170C07
muted
#857D7A