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#C95F22 Color

#C95F22 is rgb(201, 95, 34) in RGB, hsl(22, 71%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 83%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chocolate (#D2691E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C95F22
HEX#C95F22
RGBrgb(201, 95, 34)
HSLhsl(22, 71%, 46%)
HSVhsv(22, 83%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 83%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.152 46.4)
LABlab(53.27% 40.61 52.69)
LCHlch(53.27% 66.52 52.38)

What #C95F22 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 #C95F22, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chocolate#D2691EΔE 6.07Alloy Orange#C46210ΔE 6.62Vivid Red-tangelo#DF6124ΔE 9.34Medium Vermilion#D9603BΔE 10.54Tenné (Tawny)#CD5700ΔE 10.67Burnt Orange#CC5500ΔE 10.68

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

#C95F22 Channel Values

How #C95F22 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 201 · G 95 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 71% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 83% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 83% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.08:1 vs white · 5.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C95F22 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 text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C95F22 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C95F22

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C95F22; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C95F22
Complementary
#228CC9
Analogous
#C92238
Analogous
#C9B222
Triadic
#22C95F
Triadic
#5F22C9
Split comp.
#22C9B2
Split comp.
#2238C9

Tints & Shades of #C95F22

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

#DC7032
#E28955
#E79E73
#EDB696
#F2CBB5
#F8E4D8

Shades

#AE531E
#944619
#7A3A15
#602D10
#46210C
#2C1507

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C95F22.

How #C95F22 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#C95F22
Protanopia#7A7A1F
Protanomaly#A07020
Deuteranopia#8E8E0A
Deuteranomaly#A97E16
Tritanopia#CB5A5A
Tritanomaly#CA5C4A
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C95F22 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c95f22: #C95F22;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C95F22;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c95f22': '#C95F22' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.373, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_c95f22">#C95F22</color>
SVG fillfill="#C95F22"

More Orange Colors

#C95F22 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#C95F22 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C95F22?

#C95F22 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(201, 95, 34) in RGB and hsl(22, 71%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chocolate (#D2691E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #C95F22?

#C95F22 is rgb(201, 95, 34) — red 201, green 95, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C95F22?

#C95F22 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 83%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C95F22 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C95F22 scores 4.08:1 against white and 5.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C95F22 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C95F22 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 6.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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