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#C05126 Color

#C05126 is rgb(192, 81, 38) in RGB, hsl(17, 67%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 80%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C05126
HEX#C05126
RGBrgb(192, 81, 38)
HSLhsl(17, 67%, 45%)
HSVhsv(17, 80%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 80%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.153 40.1)
LABlab(49.18% 43.83 46.75)
LCHlch(49.18% 64.08 46.85)

What #C05126 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 #C05126, 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 orange in the library.

#C05126 Channel Values

How #C05126 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 81 · B 388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 67% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 80% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 80% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.72:1 vs white · 4.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C05126 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 text4.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C05126

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C05126; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C05126

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 #C05126.

How #C05126 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#C05126
Protanopia#6F6F24
Protanomaly#966425
Deuteranopia#848414
Deuteranomaly#9F731D
Tritanopia#C14D4D
Tritanomaly#C14F41
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C05126 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c05126: #C05126;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C05126;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c05126': '#C05126' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.318, blue: 0.149)
Android XML<color name="color_c05126">#C05126</color>
SVG fillfill="#C05126"

More Orange Colors

#C05126 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C05126 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C05126?

#C05126 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(192, 81, 38) in RGB and hsl(17, 67%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.46.

What is the RGB value of #C05126?

#C05126 is rgb(192, 81, 38) — red 192, green 81, and blue 38 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C05126?

#C05126 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 80%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C05126 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C05126 scores 4.72:1 against white and 4.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C05126 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C05126 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 13.9, which is visibly different.

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