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#C18825 Color

#C18825 is rgb(193, 136, 37) in RGB, hsl(38, 68%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 81%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C18825
HEX#C18825
RGBrgb(193, 136, 37)
HSLhsl(38, 68%, 45%)
HSVhsv(38, 81%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 81%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.128 75.9)
LABlab(61.33% 16.42 57.74)
LCHlch(61.33% 60.03 74.13)

What #C18825 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 #C18825, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 6.16Caramel#C68E17ΔE 6.44Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 8.27Satin Sheen Gold#CBA135ΔE 11.11Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 11.31Peru#CD853FΔE 12.03

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

#C18825 Channel Values

How #C18825 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 136 · B 378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 68% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 81% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 81% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.08:1 vs white · 6.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C18825 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C18825 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C18825

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C18825; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C18825
Complementary
#255EC1
Analogous
#C13A25
Analogous
#ACC125
Triadic
#25C188
Triadic
#8825C1
Split comp.
#25ACC1
Split comp.
#3A25C1

Tints & Shades of #C18825

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

#D99D36
#DEAB54
#E5BC76
#EBCB94
#F1DCB6
#F7EAD4

Shades

#A77520
#8D631B
#745116
#5E4212
#45300D
#2B1E08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C18825.

How #C18825 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#C18825
Protanopia#949423
Protanomaly#A88F24
Deuteranopia#9E9E1A
Deuteranomaly#AD961F
Tritanopia#C68080
Tritanomaly#C48468
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C18825 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c18825: #C18825;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C18825;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c18825': '#C18825' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.533, blue: 0.145)
Android XML<color name="color_c18825">#C18825</color>
SVG fillfill="#C18825"

More Orange Colors

#C18825 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C18825 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C18825?

#C18825 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(193, 136, 37) in RGB and hsl(38, 68%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #C18825?

#C18825 is rgb(193, 136, 37) — red 193, green 136, and blue 37 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C18825?

#C18825 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 81%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C18825 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C18825 scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C18825 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C18825 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 6.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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