Information about #C55101 color

#C55101 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C55101 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(197, 81, 1) (77.3% red, 31.8% green, 0.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 59 / 99 / 23 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C55101 reads as a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rust Orange (#C45508). Slightly further away sit Burnt Orange (#CC5500) and Tawny (#CD5700).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 81, 1) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C55101 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C55101 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C55101 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#FE6A07

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#FE8F45

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#FEB483

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#FFDAC1

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White

#FFFFFF

#C55101 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C55101

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#9E4001

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#773001

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#4F2000

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#281000

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Black

#000000

#C55101 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#BC5816

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#B0622D

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#A26B46

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#927562

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Grey

#808080

#C55101 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#50C601

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#9FC601

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#C69F01

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#C60101

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#C60150

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#C6019F

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#C55101 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#0177C6
#0177C6

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#0115C6
#0115C6

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#01C6B2
#01C6B2

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#C6B201
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#C55101
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#C60115
#C60115

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#C55101
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#01C650
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#5001C6
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#C55101
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#77C601
#77C601

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#0177C6
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#5001C6
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#15C601
#15C601

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#0177C6
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#B201C6
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Nearest named colors to #C55101

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Burnt Orange color link
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

Tawny color link
Tawny

#CD5700

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Rusty Orange color link
Rusty Orange

#CD5909

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Mahogany color link
Mahogany

#C04000

Syracuse Orange color link
Syracuse Orange

#D44500

High Line Tangerine color link
High Line Tangerine

#D45D00

Grenadier color link
Grenadier

#D54600

Sinopia color link
Sinopia

#CB410B

Asda Orange color link
Asda Orange

#C86500

#C55101 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C55101
  • RGB197, 81, 1
  • CMYK0, 59, 99, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 81, 1)
  • HSL24°, 99%, 39%
  • HSL Precise24.49°, 98.99%, 38.824%
  • HSV24°, 99%, 77%
  • HSB24°, 99%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.318, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.318, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.318, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC55101
  • DECIMAL ID12931329
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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