Palettes / Colors / #915525

#915525 — Orange

#915525 is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sienna (#A0522D) — not an exact match. CSS sienna gives you #A0522D, a different color; use #915525 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#915525 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #266192; it also sits naturally between #92262B and #928D26. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 57% · Green 33% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 74% · Key 43%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #915525

.text { color: #915525; }
.background { background-color: #915525; }
.border { border: 3px solid #915525; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 85, 37); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 59%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #915525; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 85, 37, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #915525; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 85, 37, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#915525">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#915525">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #266192:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #915525: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #915525

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #915525 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #915525 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #915524  ·  #915526 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #915525?

#915525 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 145, 85, 37). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #915525?

#915525 is RGB 145, 85, 37 — HSL 27°, 59%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 74%, 43%.

What colors go with #915525?

Its complement is #266192; analogous partners are #92262B and #928D26. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #915525 for text?

White text on #915525 has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.53:1.