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#C04E02 Color

#C04E02 is rgb(192, 78, 2) in RGB, hsl(24, 98%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 99%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C04E02
HEX#C04E02
RGBrgb(192, 78, 2)
HSLhsl(24, 98%, 38%)
HSVhsv(24, 99%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 99%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.162 44.6)
LABlab(48.50% 44.69 58.43)
LCHlch(48.50% 73.56 52.59)

What #C04E02 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C04E02, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#C04E02 Channel Values

How #C04E02 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 192 · G 78 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 98% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 99% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 59% · Y 99% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.85:1 vs white · 4.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C04E02 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C04E02

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C04E02; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #C04E02

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C04E02.

How #C04E02 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C04E02
Protanopia#6D6D00
Protanomaly#956200
Deuteranopia#838300
Deuteranomaly#9F7100
Tritanopia#C24949
Tritanomaly#C14B39
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C04E02 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c04e02: #C04E02;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C04E02;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c04e02': '#C04E02' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.306, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_c04e02">#C04E02</color>
SVG fillfill="#C04E02"

More Brown Colors

#C04E02 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C04E02 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C04E02?

#C04E02 is a dark brown — rgb(192, 78, 2) in RGB and hsl(24, 98%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.87.

What is the RGB value of #C04E02?

#C04E02 is rgb(192, 78, 2) — red 192, green 78, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C04E02?

#C04E02 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 99%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C04E02 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C04E02 scores 4.85:1 against white and 4.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C04E02 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C04E02 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 9.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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