Close to Chocolate
#C35C19
#C35C19 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Chocolate. In RGB it’s made of 76.5% red, 36.1% green, and 9.8% blue. Its hue is 24°, with 77% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #C35C19.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.87:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #C35C19 as they’d see it.
#C35C19 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #C35C19
What color is #C35C19?
#C35C19 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Chocolate. In RGB it’s made of 76.5% red, 36.1% green, and 9.8% blue. Its hue is 24°, with 77% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #C35C19 in RGB?
#C35C19 is rgb(195, 92, 25): 195 red, 92 green, and 25 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #C35C19 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 53, 87, 24). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #C35C19?
PANTONE 159 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #C35C19?
Its complement #137FC3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.