#CC501D

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Chocolate.

About #CC501D

Visually, #CC501D is defined as a vivid orange. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Chocolate. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(204, 80, 29).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 61% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 17.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC501D
RGB204, 80, 29
HSL17.5°, 75.1%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 61%, 86%, 20%
HSV17.5°, 85.8%, 80.0%
LAB50.3, 46.9, 52.0
XYZ28.0, 18.7, 3.3
Decimal13389853

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.73:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.24:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.02:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC501D; }
.text-color { color: #CC501D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC501D; }

Similar Colors

Chocolate
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