HEX atlas value

#C36E28

#C36E28 is a warm orange HEX color close to Ochre. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 195, 110, 40, HSL 27, 66%, 46%, has luminance 0.2291, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#C36E28 Sample readable text

HEX #C36E28

RGB rgb(195, 110, 40)

HSL hsl(27 66% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 44, 79, 24)

Luminance 0.2291

Contrast Black 5.58:1White 3.76:1

CSS

--color-c36e28: #C36E28;
.background-c36e28 { background-color: #C36E28; }
.text-c36e28 { color: #C36E28; }

Luminance0.2291

Black text5.58:1AA Pass

White text3.76:1AA 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":"#C36E28","rgb":[195,110,40],"hsl":[27,66,46],"cmyk":[0,44,79,24],"luminance":0.2291,"contrast":{"black":5.58,"white":3.76}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.58,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.76,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C3BB28","hex":"#C3BB28","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.46,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E09D67","hex":"#E09D67","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.19,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#774318","hex":"#774318","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.6,"contrastWhite":8.08,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.23,"contrastWhite":3.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#DD6B0E","hex":"#DD6B0E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.18,"contrastWhite":3.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Ochre adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c36e28.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#287DC3","analogous":["#C32830","#C3BB28"],"triadic":["#28C36E","#6E28C3"],"tetradic":["#30C328","#287DC3","#BB28C3"],"splitComplementary":["#28C3BB","#2830C3"],"monochromatic":["#E09D67","#C36E28","#774318"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E09D67","dark":"#774318","saturated":"#DD6B0E","desaturated":"#A97042","pastel":"#DBB18F","neon":"#FF7E14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":14.071247279470288},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":16.34013463836819},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":16.34013463836819},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":18.708286933869708},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":18.708286933869708}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C36E28

#C36E28 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #C36E28 is visually closest to Ochre, a named orange color with HEX #CC7722.

The RGB channels are 195, 110, and 40, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 27deg 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 0.2291, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.58:1AA Pass

White text3.76:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C36E28 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.58:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.76:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C3BB28#000000 text · best 10.46:1#C3BB28

#E09D67#000000 text · best 9.19:1#E09D67

#774318#FFFFFF text · best 8.08:1#774318

Ochre#000000 text · best 6.23:1#CC7722

#DD6B0E#000000 text · best 6.18:1#DD6B0E

Generated Palette

#C36E28#C36E28

#287DC3#287DC3

#C32830#C32830

#C3BB28#C3BB28

#E09D67#E09D67

#774318#774318

Color Harmonies

#287DC3#287DC3

#C32830#C32830

#C3BB28#C3BB28

#28C36E#28C36E

#6E28C3#6E28C3

Variants

#E09D67#E09D67

#774318#774318

#DD6B0E#DD6B0E

#A97042#A97042

#DBB18F#DBB18F

#FF7E14#FF7E14

Nearest Named Colors

Ochre#CC7722

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

#C36E28

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C36E28

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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