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#C86121

#c86121 ≈ Burnt Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c86121 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 38.04% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.5% magenta, 83.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 22.99°, with 71.67% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Burnt Orange (#cc5500), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.2094

Complementary

  1. #c86121
  2. #2188c8

Split complementary

  1. #c86121
  2. #21c8b5
  3. #2135c8

Analogous

  1. #c82135
  2. #c86121
  3. #c8b521

Triadic

  1. #c86121
  2. #21c861
  3. #6121c8

Tetradic

  1. #c86121
  2. #88c821
  3. #2188c8
  4. #6121c8

Square

  1. #c86121
  2. #35c821
  3. #2188c8
  4. #b521c8

Monochromatic

  1. #45210b
  2. #864116
  3. #c86121
  4. #e38a53
  5. #edb795

Shades

#c86121 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c86121
  2. #b4571e
  3. #a04e1a
  4. #8c4417
  5. #783a14
  6. #643111
  7. #50270d
  8. #3c1d0a
  9. #281307
  10. #140a03
  11. #000000

Tints

#c86121 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c86121
  2. #ce7137
  3. #d3814d
  4. #d99064
  5. #dea07a
  6. #e4b090
  7. #e9c0a6
  8. #efd0bc
  9. #f4dfd3
  10. #faefe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c86121 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c86121
  2. #c1642b
  3. #ba6734
  4. #b26a3e
  5. #ab6d47
  6. #a47151
  7. #9d745a
  8. #967764
  9. #8e7a6d
  10. #877d77
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a17466 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7016 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97871e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc4a55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a16a1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad7a1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d45445 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c86121 {
  color: #c86121;
}
Background
.bg-c86121 {
  background-color: #c86121;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c86121 {
  border: 2px solid #c86121;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c86121;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 97 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c86121 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c86121, #c8b521);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c86121 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 97 33 / 0.35);
}

#cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 3.21 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 3.49 #e25822 Flame ΔE 6.39 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 6.89 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.74 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 8.32 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.43 #379ede Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Burnt Orange
#c86121  rgb(200, 97, 33)  hsl(23, 72%, 46%)  Burnt Orange
#2188c8  rgb(33, 136, 200)  hsl(203, 72%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#21c861  rgb(33, 200, 97)  hsl(143, 72%, 46%)  Emerald
#6121c8  rgb(97, 33, 200)  hsl(263, 72%, 46%)  Han Purple