What color is #CE5F38?

#CE5F38 is a moderate orange known as Campfire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Campfire?

The RGB value is 206, 95, 56: 206 red, 95 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Campfire?

The complementary color is #38A7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE5F38?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Campfire color: hex code #CE5F38

#CE5F38 rgb(206, 95, 56)

Shades of orange

Campfire has the hex code #CE5F38. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 37.3% green and 22% blue (206, 95, 56).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 60% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 73% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

Campfire (#CE5F38) color codes

HEX	`#CE5F38`
RGB	`rgb(206, 95, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 37.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 60%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 73%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 73%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.6, 41.44, 42.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.6, 59.41, 45.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.263, 21.596, 6.315)`
Decimal	`13524792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Campfire, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CE5F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CE5F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CE5F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce5f38; }
.text { color: #ce5f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce5f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 95 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce5f38, #ceaa38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Orange.

See #CE5F38 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CE5F38?: #CE5F38 is a moderate orange known as Campfire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Campfire?: The RGB value is 206, 95, 56: 206 red, 95 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Campfire?: The complementary color is #38A7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE5F38?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.