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#C56534 Color

#C56534 is rgb(197, 101, 52) in RGB, hsl(20, 58%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 74%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Brown (#B5651D), visibly different at ΔE 10.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C56534
HEX#C56534
RGBrgb(197, 101, 52)
HSLhsl(20, 58%, 49%)
HSVhsv(20, 74%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 74%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.138 45.7)
LABlab(53.98% 36.58 44.86)
LCHlch(53.98% 57.88 50.81)

What #C56534 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 #C56534, 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.

#C56534 Channel Values

How #C56534 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 197 · G 101 · B 528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 58% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 74% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 74% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.97:1 vs white · 5.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C56534 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 text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C56534 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C56534

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C56534; 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 #C56534

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 #C56534.

How #C56534 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#C56534
Protanopia#7C7C32
Protanomaly#9F7433
Deuteranopia#8E8E29
Deuteranomaly#A7802E
Tritanopia#C76060
Tritanomaly#C66252
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C56534 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c56534: #C56534;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C56534;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c56534': '#C56534' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.396, blue: 0.204)
Android XML<color name="color_c56534">#C56534</color>
SVG fillfill="#C56534"

More Orange Colors

#C56534 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C56534 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C56534?

#C56534 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(197, 101, 52) in RGB and hsl(20, 58%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Brown (#B5651D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.24.

What is the RGB value of #C56534?

#C56534 is rgb(197, 101, 52) — red 197, green 101, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C56534?

#C56534 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 74%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C56534 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C56534 scores 3.97:1 against white and 5.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C56534 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C56534 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 13.24, which is visibly different.

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