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#C95F26 Color

#C95F26 is rgb(201, 95, 38) in RGB, hsl(21, 68%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 81%, 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 7.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C95F26
HEX#C95F26
RGBrgb(201, 95, 38)
HSLhsl(21, 68%, 47%)
HSVhsv(21, 81%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 81%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.151 45.4)
LABlab(53.29% 40.70 51.02)
LCHlch(53.29% 65.26 51.42)

What #C95F26 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 #C95F26, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chocolate#D2691EΔE 7.48Alloy Orange#C46210ΔE 8.09Medium Vermilion#D9603BΔE 9.28Vivid Red-tangelo#DF6124ΔE 10.11Metallic Brown#AC4313ΔE 10.63Rust#B7410EΔE 10.8

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

#C95F26 Channel Values

How #C95F26 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 388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 68% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 81% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 81% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.08:1 vs white · 5.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C95F26 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 text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C95F26 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C95F26

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C95F26; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C95F26
Complementary
#2690C9
Analogous
#C9263F
Analogous
#C9B126
Triadic
#26C95F
Triadic
#5F26C9
Split comp.
#26C9B1
Split comp.
#263FC9

Tints & Shades of #C95F26

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

#D9723A
#E08A5C
#E6A07A
#EBB598
#F1CBB6
#F8E3D8

Shades

#B05321
#96471D
#7C3B18
#5E2D12
#45200D
#2B1408

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C95F26.

How #C95F26 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#C95F26
Protanopia#7A7A24
Protanomaly#A07025
Deuteranopia#8E8E13
Deuteranomaly#A97E1C
Tritanopia#CB5A5A
Tritanomaly#CA5C4A
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C95F26 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c95f26: #C95F26;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C95F26;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c95f26': '#C95F26' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.373, blue: 0.149)
Android XML<color name="color_c95f26">#C95F26</color>
SVG fillfill="#C95F26"

More Orange Colors

#C95F26 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#C95F26 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C95F26?

#C95F26 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(201, 95, 38) in RGB and hsl(21, 68%, 47%) 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 7.48.

What is the RGB value of #C95F26?

#C95F26 is rgb(201, 95, 38) — red 201, green 95, and blue 38 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C95F26?

#C95F26 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 81%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C95F26 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C95F26 scores 4.08:1 against white and 5.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C95F26 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C95F26 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 7.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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