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#C37837 Color

#C37837 is rgb(195, 120, 55) in RGB, hsl(28, 56%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 72%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper (#B87333), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C37837
HEX#C37837
RGBrgb(195, 120, 55)
HSLhsl(28, 56%, 49%)
HSVhsv(28, 72%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 72%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.123 58.6)
LABlab(57.88% 26.17 47.23)
LCHlch(57.88% 54.00 61.01)

What #C37837 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 #C37837, 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.

#C37837 Channel Values

How #C37837 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 120 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 56% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 72% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 72% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.46:1 vs white · 6.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C37837 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 text3.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C37837 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C37837

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C37837; 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 #C37837

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 #C37837.

How #C37837 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#C37837
Protanopia#898936
Protanomaly#A38236
Deuteranopia#96962F
Deuteranomaly#AA8B32
Tritanopia#C67272
Tritanomaly#C57560
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C37837 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c37837: #C37837;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C37837;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c37837': '#C37837' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.471, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_c37837">#C37837</color>
SVG fillfill="#C37837"

More Orange Colors

#C37837 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C37837 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C37837?

#C37837 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(195, 120, 55) in RGB and hsl(28, 56%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper (#B87333), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.7.

What is the RGB value of #C37837?

#C37837 is rgb(195, 120, 55) — red 195, green 120, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C37837?

#C37837 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 72%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C37837 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C37837 scores 3.46:1 against white and 6.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C37837 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C37837 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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