#C54900

A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Chocolate.

About #C54900

When working with digital screens, the color #C54900 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Chocolate. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 73, and 0.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 63% M, 100% Y, and 23% K. The HSL representation is 22.2° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 38.6% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C54900
RGB197, 73, 0
HSL22.2°, 100.0%, 38.6%
CMYK0%, 63%, 100%, 23%
HSV22.2°, 100.0%, 77.3%
LAB47.8, 47.1, 58.4
XYZ25.4, 16.6, 1.9
Decimal12929280

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.85:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.33:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.64:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.68:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C54900; }
.text-color { color: #C54900; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C54900; }

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