#C56D3A

A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Peru.

About #C56D3A

The precise color #C56D3A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Peru. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 109 parts green, and 58 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 45% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 22.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C56D3A
RGB197, 109, 58
HSL22.0°, 54.5%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 45%, 71%, 23%
HSV22.0°, 70.6%, 77.3%
LAB55.2, 30.8, 42.9
XYZ29.3, 23.1, 6.9
Decimal12938554

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.62:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.57:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.78:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C56D3A; }
.text-color { color: #C56D3A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C56D3A; }

Similar Colors

Peru
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