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#CE852C Color

#CE852C is rgb(206, 133, 44) in RGB, hsl(33, 65%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 79%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bronze (#CD7F32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE852C
HEX#CE852C
RGBrgb(206, 133, 44)
HSLhsl(33, 65%, 49%)
HSVhsv(33, 79%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 79%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.134 66.5)
LABlab(62.25% 23.75 56.70)
LCHlch(62.25% 61.48 67.27)

What #CE852C 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 #CE852C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 5.02Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 6.02Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 7.09Peru#CD853FΔE 8.29Neon Brown#C3732AΔE 8.71Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 9.47

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

#CE852C Channel Values

How #CE852C 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 206 · G 133 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 65% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 79% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 79% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE852C 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 text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE852C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE852C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE852C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE852C
Complementary
#2C75CE
Analogous
#CE342C
Analogous
#C6CE2C
Triadic
#2CCE85
Triadic
#852CCE
Split comp.
#2CC6CE
Split comp.
#342CCE

Tints & Shades of #CE852C

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

#D89646
#DEA763
#E4B781
#EAC89E
#F1D9BC
#F7EAD9

Shades

#B57526
#976220
#7E511B
#613E15
#482E0F
#2A1B09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE852C.

How #CE852C 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#CE852C
Protanopia#95952A
Protanomaly#AF8F2B
Deuteranopia#A2A220
Deuteranomaly#B59725
Tritanopia#D27E7E
Tritanomaly#D08167
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE852C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce852c: #CE852C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE852C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce852c': '#CE852C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.522, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_ce852c">#CE852C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE852C"

More Orange Colors

#CE852C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CE852C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE852C?

#CE852C is a mid-tone orange — rgb(206, 133, 44) in RGB and hsl(33, 65%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bronze (#CD7F32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #CE852C?

#CE852C is rgb(206, 133, 44) — red 206, green 133, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE852C?

#CE852C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 79%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE852C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE852C scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE852C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE852C 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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