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#C14510 Color

#C14510 is rgb(193, 69, 16) in RGB, hsl(18, 85%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 92%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C14510
HEX#C14510
RGBrgb(193, 69, 16)
HSLhsl(18, 85%, 41%)
HSVhsv(18, 92%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 92%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.169 39.4)
LABlab(47.19% 49.08 54.22)
LCHlch(47.19% 73.13 47.85)

What #C14510 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 #C14510, 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.

#C14510 Channel Values

How #C14510 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 193 · G 69 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 85% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 92% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 92% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.09:1 vs white · 4.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C14510 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 text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C14510 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C14510

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C14510; 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 #C14510

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 #C14510.

How #C14510 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#C14510
Protanopia#69690A
Protanomaly#945C0D
Deuteranopia#808000
Deuteranomaly#9E6D00
Tritanopia#C24141
Tritanomaly#C24333
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C14510 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c14510: #C14510;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C14510;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c14510': '#C14510' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.271, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_c14510">#C14510</color>
SVG fillfill="#C14510"

More Brown Colors

#C14510 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C14510 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C14510?

#C14510 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(193, 69, 16) in RGB and hsl(18, 85%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rust (#B7410E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.66.

What is the RGB value of #C14510?

#C14510 is rgb(193, 69, 16) — red 193, green 69, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C14510?

#C14510 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 92%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C14510 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C14510 scores 5.09:1 against white and 4.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C14510 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C14510 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 14.04, which is visibly different.

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