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#C55C08

#c55c08 ≈ Burnt Orange

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c55c08 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 36.08% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.3% magenta, 95.94% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 26.67°, with 92.2% saturation and 40.2% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 2.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1954

Complementary

  1. #c55c08
  2. #0871c5

Split complementary

  1. #c55c08
  2. #08c5bb
  3. #0812c5

Analogous

  1. #c50812
  2. #c55c08
  3. #c5bb08

Triadic

  1. #c55c08
  2. #08c55c
  3. #5c08c5

Tetradic

  1. #c55c08
  2. #71c508
  3. #0871c5
  4. #5c08c5

Square

  1. #c55c08
  2. #12c508
  3. #0871c5
  4. #bb08c5

Monochromatic

  1. #321702
  2. #7c3a05
  3. #c55c08
  4. #f68123
  5. #f9ab6d

Shades

#c55c08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c55c08
  2. #b15307
  3. #9e4a06
  4. #8a4006
  5. #763705
  6. #632e04
  7. #4f2503
  8. #3b1c02
  9. #271202
  10. #140901
  11. #000000

Tints

#c55c08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c55c08
  2. #cb6c21
  3. #d17d39
  4. #d68d52
  5. #dc9d6b
  6. #e2ae84
  7. #e8be9c
  8. #eeceb5
  9. #f3dece
  10. #f9efe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c55c08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c55c08
  2. #be6014
  3. #b76320
  4. #b0672c
  5. #a96a38
  6. #a36e44
  7. #9c7250
  8. #95755c
  9. #8e7968
  10. #877c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e6f60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b6b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948301 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9434f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e6600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa7604 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d14e3d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c55c08 {
  color: #c55c08;
}
Background
.bg-c55c08 {
  background-color: #c55c08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c55c08 {
  border: 2px solid #c55c08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c55c08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 92 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 92% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c55c08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c55c08, #c5bb08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c55c08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 92 8 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 2.55 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 4.54 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 7.63 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 8.02 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.03 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.29 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 8.37 #3aa3f7 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#c55c08  rgb(197, 92, 8)  hsl(27, 92%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#0871c5  rgb(8, 113, 197)  hsl(207, 92%, 40%)  True Blue
#08c55c  rgb(8, 197, 92)  hsl(147, 92%, 40%)  Emerald
#5c08c5  rgb(92, 8, 197)  hsl(267, 92%, 40%)  Medium Blue