Burnt Orange (#CC5500)

The hex code for Burnt Orange is #CC5500. It is rgb(204, 85, 0) in RGB, hsl(25, 100%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 20%) in CMYK — a mid-tone brown. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC5500

HEX#CC5500

RGBrgb(204, 85, 0)

HSLhsl(25, 100%, 40%)

HSVhsv(25, 100%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.169 45.5)

LABlab(51.78% 46.01 61.79)

LCHlch(51.78% 77.04 53.33)

Colors Closest to Burnt Orange

Burnt Orange is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Tenné (Tawny)#CD5700ΔE 0.83 Metallic Orange#DA680FΔE 6.89 Vivid Red-tangelo#DF6124ΔE 7.66 Mahogany#C04000ΔE 8.2 Vivid Vermilion#E56024ΔE 8.7 Traffic Orange#E15501ΔE 9.23

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

#CC5500 Channel Values

How Burnt Orange breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 204 · G 85 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 25° · S 100% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 25° · S 100% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 58% · Y 100% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.31:1 vs white · 4.87:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Burnt Orange 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 text4.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC5500 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Burnt Orange

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Burnt Orange

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 #CC5500.

How Burnt Orange 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#CC5500

Protanopia#757500

Protanomaly#9F6A00

Deuteranopia#8C8C00

Deuteranomaly#A97900

Tritanopia#CE5050

Tritanomaly#CD523E

Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC5500 in Code

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

CSS custom property--burnt-orange: #CC5500;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC5500;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'burnt-orange': '#CC5500' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.333, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="burnt_orange">#CC5500</color>

SVG fillfill="#CC5500"

More Brown Colors

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

cc6600 cc3300 cc7000 cb8a10 cd5700 cb410b cd7a00 ca3500 d08700 c77e00 d17d00 c75d00 e15501 2d1c0c 432004 4c2715 573800 67330e 773d22 81613c 8b4727 976f3b a65f00 ba7317

#CC5500 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Burnt Orange?

The hex code for Burnt Orange is #CC5500. That is rgb(204, 85, 0) in RGB, hsl(25, 100%, 40%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #CC5500?

#CC5500 is rgb(204, 85, 0) — red 204, green 85, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC5500?

#CC5500 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC5500 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC5500 scores 4.31:1 against white and 4.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC5500 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC5500 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 9.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open Burnt Orange in a Tool

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to OKLCH Hex to Pantone Build a palette Make a gradient

Keep exploring: every brown in the color library, the guide to shades of brown, or the full color library.