Burnt Orange is a light bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Orange, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Burnt Orange is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Burnt Orange is #C04E01.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Burnt Orange has 75%% Red, 31% Green, and 0% Blue.
Burnt Orange has 24° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 75% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Burnt Orange has 24° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 38% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Burnt Orange has 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 99% yellow, and 25% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#C04E01 |
|
RGB |
(192, 78, 1) |
(75%, 31%, 0%) |
HSV |
(24°, 99, 75) |
(7%, 99%, 75%) |
HSL |
(24°, 99, 38) |
(7%, 99%, 38%) |
CMYK |
(0, 59, 99, 25) |
(0%, 59%, 99%, 25%) |
The natural luminance of Burnt Orange is 17%, which is low.
Burnt Orange has a higher contrast with white than black.
Burnt Orange and black have a 4.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Burnt Orange and white have a 4.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
17% |
insufficient (4.3) |
AA (4.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Burnt Orange paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 19% Yellow, 56% Red, 25% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
19%
Red
56%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
25%
White
0%
To mix Burnt Orange paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 28% Magenta, 47% Yellow, 25% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
28%
Yellow
47%
Black
25%
White
0%
Colors similar to Burnt Orange are: Rust Orange, Brick Orange, Mahogany, Tawny, and Rusty Orange. Rust Orange is paler than Burnt Orange. Brick Orange is more red and paler than Burnt Orange. Mahogany is more red than Burnt Orange. Tawny is lighter than Burnt Orange. Rusty Orange is paler and lighter than Burnt Orange.