HEX Color #C57C24 (Peru)

About #C57C24

Visually, #C57C24 is defined as a moderate orange. Its closest recognized web color is Peru. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 124 parts green, and 36 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 37% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C57C24

RGB197, 124, 36

HSL32.8°, 69.1%, 45.7%

CMYK0%, 37%, 82%, 23%

HSV32.8°, 81.7%, 77.3%

LAB58.4, 21.7, 56.0

XYZ30.6, 26.4, 5.2

Decimal12942372

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C57C24 #246DC4

Analogous

#C42B24 #BDC424

Triadic

#24C47B #7C24C4

Tetradic

#24C42B #246DC4 #C424BD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C57C24

#CB8A3C

#D19954

#D8A76D

#DEB685

#E5C49D

#EBD3B6

#F2E1CE

#F8F0E6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C57C24

#AF6E20

#99601C

#835218

#6D4414

#573710

#41290C

#2B1B08

#150D04

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.34:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.28:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.19:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

5.34:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C57C24; }

.text-color { color: #C57C24; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C57C24; }

Similar Colors

Peru

#CD853F