#CE5112 Color

#CE5112 is rgb(206, 81, 18) in RGB, hsl(20, 84%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 91%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE5112

HEX#CE5112

RGBrgb(206, 81, 18)

HSLhsl(20, 84%, 44%)

HSVhsv(20, 91%, 81%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 91%, 19%)

OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.172 41.9)

LABlab(51.46% 48.66 57.57)

LCHlch(51.46% 75.38 49.79)

What #CE5112 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 #CE5112, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Burnt Orange#CC5500ΔE 4.99 Tenné (Tawny)#CD5700ΔE 5.63 Mahogany#C04000ΔE 5.65 Vivid Red-tangelo#DF6124ΔE 5.8 Sinopia#CB410BΔE 6.23 Flame#E25822ΔE 6.41

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

#CE5112 Channel Values

How #CE5112 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 206 · G 81 · B 18	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 20° · S 84% · L 44%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 20° · S 91% · V 81%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 61% · Y 91% · K 19%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.37:1 vs white · 4.81:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE5112 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 text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE5112 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE5112

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE5112; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CE5112

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 #CE5112.

How #CE5112 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#CE5112

Protanopia#74740C

Protanomaly#A0670F

Deuteranopia#8B8B00

Deuteranomaly#AA7800

Tritanopia#CF4C4C

Tritanomaly#CF4E3D

Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE5112 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce5112: #CE5112;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE5112;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce5112': '#CE5112' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.318, blue: 0.071)

Android XML<color name="color_ce5112">#CE5112</color>

SVG fillfill="#CE5112"

More Brown Colors

#CE5112 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000 cc3300

#CE5112 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE5112?

#CE5112 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(206, 81, 18) in RGB and hsl(20, 84%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.99.

What is the RGB value of #CE5112?

#CE5112 is rgb(206, 81, 18) — red 206, green 81, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE5112?

#CE5112 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 91%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE5112 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE5112 scores 4.37:1 against white and 4.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE5112 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE5112 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 10.75, which is visibly different.

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