Information about #C85228 color

#C85228 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C85228 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(200, 82, 40) — 78.4% red, 32.2% green, 15.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 46 / 63 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C85228 is a vivid, lively orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 Chestnut Red (#C34A2C). Slightly further away sit Berry High Life (#BE4D27) and The Great Canadian Orange (#C64723).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(200, 82, 40)), which gives #C85228 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C85228: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. No one has named #C85228 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C85228 color variations

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

#C85228 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C85228

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C85228
  • RGB200, 82, 40
  • CMYK0, 46, 63, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 82, 40)
  • HSL16°, 67%, 47%
  • HSL Precise15.75°, 66.667%, 47.059%
  • HSV16°, 80%, 78%
  • HSB16°, 80%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.322, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.322, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.322, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC85228
  • DECIMAL ID13128232
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01