Burnt Orange (#CC5500)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.31:1 — vs black: 4.87:1

Color values

HEX #CC5500
RGB rgb(204, 85, 0)
HSL hsl(25, 100%, 40%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 58, 100, 20 )
Websafe #CC6600

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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #CC5500 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Burnt Orange
#CC5500 Base

#0077CC

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Burnt Orange
#CC5500 Base

#CC0011

#CCBB00

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Burnt Orange
#CC5500 Base

#00CC55

#5500CC

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Burnt Orange
#CC5500 Base

#00CCBB

#0011CC

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Burnt Orange
#CC5500 Base

#11CC00

#0077CC

#BB00CC

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Burnt Orange
#CC5500 Base

#331500

#803500

#A34400

#F56600

#FF791A

#FFA666

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Burnt Orange, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #1A0B00

— #3D1A00

— #612800

— #853700

— #A84600

Burnt Orange #CC5500 Base

— #FF6D05

— #FF8E3D

— #FFAF75

— #FFCFAD

— #FFF0E6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #CC5500. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #CC5500;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #CC5500;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #CC5500;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #CC5500,
        #0077CC
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #CC5500,
        #0077CC
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$burnt-orange: #CC5500;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$burnt-orange-r: 204;
$burnt-orange-g: 85;
$burnt-orange-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $burnt-orange;
    color: rgba($burnt-orange-r, $burnt-orange-g, $burnt-orange-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Burnt Orange appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #CC5500 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #868600 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #6B6B08 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #CE5050 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #7A7A7A Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Burnt Orange ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Burnt Orange #CC5500 Base

Tawny #CD5700 ΔE 0.66

Alloy Orange #C46210 ΔE 4.28

Ruddy Brown #BB6528 ΔE 5.48

Chocolate #D2691E ΔE 5.49

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.