ORANGE

Burnt Orange

#CC5500

Conversions

HEX#CC5500

RGBrgb(204, 85, 0)

HSLhsl(25, 100%, 40%)

HSVhsv(25, 100%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 20%)

Copy CSS

color: #cc5500;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(204, 85, 0);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(25, 100%, 40%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 4.31 : 1

On ink blackFail · 4.44 : 1

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About Burnt Orange

Burnt Orange is the hex color #CC5500, which translates to rgb(204, 85, 0) in RGB and hsl(25, 100%, 40%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 25 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 40 percent. That combination gives Burnt Orange a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Burnt Orange compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is chocolate (#D2691E), a CIE76 distance of 9.5 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is amber-700 (#BB4D00), at a distance of 6.3. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Mahogany at 8.6. Sorted by lightness, Burnt Orange is number 1 of the 18 orange colors here.

Text on Burnt Orange

None of the five text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Burnt Orange. That does not make Burnt Orange unusable, it makes it a background for large text or a decorative surface rather than a body-text background. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Burnt Orange already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Burnt Orange. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	4.31:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	4.44:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	3.49:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Burnt Orange

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Burnt Orange for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Burnt Orange

Format	Value
HEX	#CC5500
RGB	rgb(204, 85, 0)
HSL	hsl(25, 100%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(25, 100%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 20%)
OKLCH	oklch(59.48% 0.1687 45.48)
CIELAB	lab(51.08 44.16 60.77)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.