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#C35022 Color

#C35022 is rgb(195, 80, 34) in RGB, hsl(17, 70%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 83%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C35022
HEX#C35022
RGBrgb(195, 80, 34)
HSLhsl(17, 70%, 45%)
HSVhsv(17, 83%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 83%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.158 40.2)
LABlab(49.48% 45.31 49.08)
LCHlch(49.48% 66.80 47.29)

What #C35022 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 #C35022, 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.

#C35022 Channel Values

How #C35022 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 195 · G 80 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 70% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 83% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 59% · Y 83% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.68:1 vs white · 4.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C35022 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 text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C35022 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C35022

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C35022; 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 #C35022

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 #C35022.

How #C35022 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#C35022
Protanopia#6F6F1F
Protanomaly#986420
Deuteranopia#85850A
Deuteranomaly#A17316
Tritanopia#C44C4C
Tritanomaly#C44E3F
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C35022 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c35022: #C35022;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C35022;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c35022': '#C35022' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.314, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_c35022">#C35022</color>
SVG fillfill="#C35022"

More Orange Colors

#C35022 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C35022 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C35022?

#C35022 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(195, 80, 34) in RGB and hsl(17, 70%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rust (#B7410E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #C35022?

#C35022 is rgb(195, 80, 34) — red 195, green 80, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C35022?

#C35022 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 83%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C35022 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C35022 scores 4.68:1 against white and 4.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C35022 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C35022 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 12.64, which is visibly different.

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