Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Burnt Orange

Burnt Orange is a vibrant orange color with HEX #CC5500. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 204, 85, 0, HSL 25, 100%, 40%, warm temperature, and is useful for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes.

#CC5500 orange warm vibrant
HEX #CC5500
RGB rgb(204, 85, 0)
HSL hsl(25 100% 40%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 58, 100, 20)
Luminance 0.1933
Contrast Black 4.87:1White 4.32:1

CSS Utilities

--color-burnt-orange: #CC5500;
.bg-burnt-orange { background-color: #CC5500; }
.text-burnt-orange { color: #CC5500; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1933
Black text4.87:1AA Pass
White text4.32:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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}
WCAG
{
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    "#000000"
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  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
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Variants
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  "desaturated": "#B65916",
  "pastel": "#F2995A",
  "neon": "#F56600"
}
Pairings
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    "#FF8229",
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  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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      "#FF8229"
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Color meaning and use

About Burnt Orange Color

Burnt Orange sits in the orange family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character. Burnt Orange is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include warmth, comfort, and approachability, which makes it relevant for hospitality and craft. In design work, Burnt Orange is most useful for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Burnt Orange accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #CC5500.Burnt Orange CSS utilitiesUse Burnt Orange in CSS variables and utility classes.#CC5500 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Burnt Orange paletteOpen the generated palette based on Burnt Orange.Burnt Orange harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Burnt Orange against black and white text.

Black text4.87:1AA Pass
White text4.32:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Mahogany#C04000
Rust#B7410E
Chocolate#D2691E
Cinnamon#D2691E
Fire Opal#E95C20

Color Harmonies

#0077CC#0077CC
#CC0011#CC0011
#CCBB00#CCBB00
#00CC55#00CC55
#5500CC#5500CC
Open full Burnt Orange harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#FF8229#FF8229
#702F00#702F00
Burnt Orange#CC5500
#B65916#B65916
#F2995A#F2995A
#F56600#F56600

Pairings

Black#000000
#0077CC#0077CC
#CC0011#CC0011
#CCBB00#CCBB00
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5