Information about #C85503 color

#C85503 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C85503 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(200, 85, 3) (78.4% red, 33.3% green, 1.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 45 / 77 / 22 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C85503 is a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Burnt Orange (#CC5500). Slightly further away sit Tawny (#CD5700) and Rust Orange (#C45508).

The recipe behind #C85503 is rgb(200, 85, 3), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C85503 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C85503 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C85503 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C85503

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Burnt Orange color link
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

Tawny color link
Tawny

#CD5700

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Rusty Orange color link
Rusty Orange

#CD5909

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Asda Orange color link
Asda Orange

#C86500

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Sedona color link
Sedona

#CC6600

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Grenadier color link
Grenadier

#D54600

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C85503
  • RGB200, 85, 3
  • CMYK0, 45, 77, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 85, 3)
  • HSL25°, 97%, 40%
  • HSL Precise24.975°, 97.044%, 39.804%
  • HSV25°, 99%, 78%
  • HSB25°, 99%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.333, 0.012)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.333, 0.012, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.333, 0.012)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB1.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC85503
  • DECIMAL ID13128963
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01