HEX atlas value

#CC5500

#CC5500 is a warm orange HEX color nearest Burnt Orange. RGB 204, 85, 0, HSL 25° 100% 40%, luminance 0.1933; view contrast and conversions.

orange warm vibrant

#CC5500 Sample readable text

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

--color-cc5500: #CC5500;
.background-cc5500 { background-color: #CC5500; }
.text-cc5500 { color: #CC5500; }

HEX meaning and use

About #CC5500

#CC5500 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #CC5500 is visually closest to Burnt Orange, a named orange color with HEX #CC5500.

The RGB channels are 204, 85, and 0, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 25deg with 100% saturation and 40% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1933, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.87:1AA Pass

White text4.32:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CC5500 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.87:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CCBB00#CCBB00 · #000000 text · best 10.68:1 #702F00#702F00 · #FFFFFF text · best 10.02:1 #FF8229#FF8229 · #000000 text · best 8.48:1 #CC0011#CC0011 · #FFFFFF text · best 5.87:1 Cinnamon#D2691E · #000000 text · best 5.78:1

Generated Palette

Burnt Orange#CC5500

#0077CC#0077CC

#CC0011#CC0011

#CCBB00#CCBB00

#FF8229#FF8229

#702F00#702F00

Color Harmonies

#0077CC#0077CC

#CC0011#CC0011

#CCBB00#CCBB00

#00CC55#00CC55

#5500CC#5500CC

Variants

#FF8229#FF8229

#702F00#702F00

Burnt Orange#CC5500

#B65916#B65916

#F2995A#F2995A

#F56600#F56600

Nearest Named Colors

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Mahogany#C04000

Rust#B7410E

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CC5500","rgb":[204,85,0],"hsl":[25,100,40],"cmyk":[0,58,100,20],"luminance":0.1933,"contrast":{"black":4.87,"white":4.32}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CCBB00","hex":"#CCBB00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.68,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#702F00","hex":"#702F00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.1,"contrastWhite":10.02,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#FF8229","hex":"#FF8229","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.48,"contrastWhite":2.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CC0011","hex":"#CC0011","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.58,"contrastWhite":5.87,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.78,"contrastWhite":3.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Burnt Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cc5500.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mahogany.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0077CC","analogous":["#CC0011","#CCBB00"],"triadic":["#00CC55","#5500CC"],"tetradic":["#11CC00","#0077CC","#BB00CC"],"splitComplementary":["#00CCBB","#0011CC"],"monochromatic":["#FF8229","#CC5500","#702F00"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FF8229","dark":"#702F00","saturated":"#CC5500","desaturated":"#B65916","pastel":"#F2995A","neon":"#F56600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":0},{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":24.186773244895647},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":32.202484376209235},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":36.55133376499413},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":36.55133376499413}]

#CC5500

CSS

About #CC5500

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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