Information about #C5552F color

#C5552F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5552F falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 85, 47) — 77.3% red, 33.3% green, 18.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 44 / 59 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C5552F is a energetic, saturated orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Balloon (#C14D36). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chestnut Red (#C34A2C) and Traffic Light (#CD5D34).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 85, 47) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5552F: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C5552F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C5552F color variations

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

#C5552F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5552F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5552F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5552F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C5552F 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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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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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
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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
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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
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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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Nearest named colors to #C5552F

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

Balloon color link
Balloon

#C14D36

Chestnut Red color link
Chestnut Red

#C34A2C

Traffic Light color link
Traffic Light

#CD5D34

Clockwork Orange color link
Clockwork Orange

#BF6031

Berry High Life color link
Berry High Life

#BE4D27

Fireball color link
Fireball

#CC5C39

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Chilean Fire color link
Chilean Fire

#D05E34

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Pastel Rust color link
Pastel Rust

#D05C39

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

The Big Carrot color link
The Big Carrot

#BA5823

#C5552F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5552F
  • RGB197, 85, 47
  • CMYK0, 44, 59, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 85, 47)
  • HSL15°, 61%, 48%
  • HSL Precise15.2°, 61.475%, 47.843%
  • HSV15°, 76%, 77%
  • HSB15°, 76%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.333, 0.184)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.333, 0.184, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.333, 0.184)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC5552F
  • DECIMAL ID12932399
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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