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#C75D29 Color

#C75D29 is rgb(199, 93, 41) in RGB, hsl(20, 66%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 79%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C75D29
HEX#C75D29
RGBrgb(199, 93, 41)
HSLhsl(20, 66%, 47%)
HSVhsv(20, 79%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 79%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.15 44.1)
LABlab(52.61% 40.95 48.93)
LCHlch(52.61% 63.80 50.07)

What #C75D29 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 #C75D29, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Vermilion#D9603BΔE 8.09Metallic Brown#AC4313ΔE 9.6Chocolate#D2691EΔE 9.67Alloy Orange#C46210ΔE 10.09Rust#B7410EΔE 10.58Vivid Red-tangelo#DF6124ΔE 11.51

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

#C75D29 Channel Values

How #C75D29 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 199 · G 93 · B 418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 66% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 79% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 79% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.18:1 vs white · 5.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C75D29 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 text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C75D29 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C75D29

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C75D29; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C75D29
Complementary
#2992C7
Analogous
#C72943
Analogous
#C7AD29
Triadic
#29C75D
Triadic
#5D29C7
Split comp.
#29C7AD
Split comp.
#2943C7

Tints & Shades of #C75D29

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

#D7703C
#DE895E
#E49F7C
#EAB499
#F0CAB7
#F7E3D9

Shades

#AE5224
#94461E
#7B3A19
#5D2C13
#44200E
#2A1409

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C75D29.

How #C75D29 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#C75D29
Protanopia#787827
Protanomaly#9E6E28
Deuteranopia#8C8C18
Deuteranomaly#A77C20
Tritanopia#C95858
Tritanomaly#C85A4A
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C75D29 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c75d29: #C75D29;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C75D29;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c75d29': '#C75D29' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.365, blue: 0.161)
Android XML<color name="color_c75d29">#C75D29</color>
SVG fillfill="#C75D29"

More Orange Colors

#C75D29 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#C75D29 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C75D29?

#C75D29 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(199, 93, 41) in RGB and hsl(20, 66%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #C75D29?

#C75D29 is rgb(199, 93, 41) — red 199, green 93, and blue 41 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C75D29?

#C75D29 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 79%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C75D29 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C75D29 scores 4.18:1 against white and 5.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C75D29 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C75D29 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 9.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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