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#C85314 Color

#C85314 is rgb(200, 83, 20) in RGB, hsl(21, 82%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 90%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C85314
HEX#C85314
RGBrgb(200, 83, 20)
HSLhsl(21, 82%, 43%)
HSVhsv(21, 90%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 90%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.164 43.4)
LABlab(50.80% 45.59 55.93)
LCHlch(50.80% 72.16 50.82)

What #C85314 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 #C85314, 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 brown in the library.

#C85314 Channel Values

How #C85314 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 200 · G 83 · B 208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 82% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 90% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 59% · Y 90% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.46:1 vs white · 4.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C85314 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 text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C85314

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C85314; 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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Tints & Shades of #C85314

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 #C85314.

How #C85314 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#C85314
Protanopia#73730F
Protanomaly#9C6711
Deuteranopia#898900
Deuteranomaly#A67700
Tritanopia#CA4E4E
Tritanomaly#C9503E
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C85314 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c85314: #C85314;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C85314;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c85314': '#C85314' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.784, green: 0.325, blue: 0.078)
Android XML<color name="color_c85314">#C85314</color>
SVG fillfill="#C85314"

More Brown Colors

#C85314 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C85314 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C85314?

#C85314 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(200, 83, 20) in RGB and hsl(21, 82%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #C85314?

#C85314 is rgb(200, 83, 20) — red 200, green 83, and blue 20 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C85314?

#C85314 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 90%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C85314 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C85314 scores 4.46:1 against white and 4.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C85314 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C85314 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 8.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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