HEX atlas value

#C35628

#C35628 is a warm orange HEX color close to Red Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 195, 86, 40, HSL 18, 66%, 46%, has luminance 0.1841, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#C35628 Sample readable text

HEX #C35628

RGB rgb(195, 86, 40)

HSL hsl(18 66% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 56, 79, 24)

Luminance 0.1841

Contrast Black 4.68:1White 4.49:1

CSS

--color-c35628: #C35628;
.background-c35628 { background-color: #C35628; }
.text-c35628 { color: #C35628; }

Luminance0.1841

Black text4.68:1AA Pass

White text4.49:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C35628","rgb":[195,86,40],"hsl":[18,66,46],"cmyk":[0,56,79,24],"luminance":0.1841,"contrast":{"black":4.68,"white":4.49}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#773518","hex":"#773518","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.31,"contrastWhite":9.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#C3A428","hex":"#C3A428","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.66,"contrastWhite":2.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E08B67","hex":"#E08B67","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.06,"contrastWhite":2.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#2894C3","hex":"#2894C3","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.11,"contrastWhite":3.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.78,"contrastWhite":3.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Red Clay adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c35628.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnamon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2894C3","analogous":["#C32847","#C3A428"],"triadic":["#28C356","#5628C3"],"tetradic":["#47C328","#2894C3","#A428C3"],"splitComplementary":["#28C3A4","#2847C3"],"monochromatic":["#E08B67","#C35628","#773518"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E08B67","dark":"#773518","saturated":"#DD4C0E","desaturated":"#A96142","pastel":"#DBA68F","neon":"#FF5B14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":25.317977802344327},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":26.19160170741759},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":26.19160170741759},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":32.90896534380867},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":32.90896534380867}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C35628

#C35628 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #C35628 is visually closest to Red Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B45A3C.

The RGB channels are 195, 86, and 40, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 18deg with 66% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.1841, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.68:1AA Pass

White text4.49:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C35628 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.68:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#773518#FFFFFF text · best 9.11:1#773518

#C3A428#000000 text · best 8.66:1#C3A428

#E08B67#000000 text · best 8.06:1#E08B67

#2894C3#000000 text · best 6.11:1#2894C3

Cinnamon#000000 text · best 5.78:1#D2691E

Generated Palette

#C35628#C35628

#2894C3#2894C3

#C32847#C32847

#C3A428#C3A428

#E08B67#E08B67

#773518#773518

Color Harmonies

#2894C3#2894C3

#C32847#C32847

#C3A428#C3A428

#28C356#28C356

#5628C3#5628C3

Variants

#E08B67#E08B67

#773518#773518

#DD4C0E#DD4C0E

#A96142#A96142

#DBA68F#DBA68F

#FF5B14#FF5B14

Nearest Named Colors

Red Clay#B45A3C

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

#C35628

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C35628

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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