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#CE901C Color

#CE901C is rgb(206, 144, 28) in RGB, hsl(39, 76%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 86%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caramel (#C68E17), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE901C
HEX#CE901C
RGBrgb(206, 144, 28)
HSLhsl(39, 76%, 46%)
HSVhsv(39, 86%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 86%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.139 76.4)
LABlab(64.80% 17.72 64.05)
LCHlch(64.80% 66.46 74.53)

What #CE901C 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 #CE901C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CE901C Channel Values

How #CE901C 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 144 · B 288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 76% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 86% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 86% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.75:1 vs white · 7.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE901C 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 text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE901C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE901C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE901C; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CE901C

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 #CE901C.

How #CE901C 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#CE901C
Protanopia#9D9D1A
Protanomaly#B3981B
Deuteranopia#A8A807
Deuteranomaly#B89F12
Tritanopia#D38888
Tritanomaly#D18B6D
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE901C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce901c: #CE901C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE901C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce901c': '#CE901C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.565, blue: 0.110)
Android XML<color name="color_ce901c">#CE901C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE901C"

More Orange Colors

#CE901C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CE901C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE901C?

#CE901C is a mid-tone orange — rgb(206, 144, 28) in RGB and hsl(39, 76%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caramel (#C68E17), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.93.

What is the RGB value of #CE901C?

#CE901C is rgb(206, 144, 28) — red 206, green 144, and blue 28 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE901C?

#CE901C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 86%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE901C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE901C scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE901C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE901C 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 7.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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