Palettes / Colors / #C27005

#C27005 — Vivid Orange

#C27005 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the orange family.

#C27005 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0557C2; it also sits naturally between #C21205 and #B5C205. 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 76% · Green 44% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 97% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C27005

.text { color: #C27005; }
.background { background-color: #C27005; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C27005; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 112, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 95%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C27005; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 112, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C27005; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 112, 5, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C27005">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C27005">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C27005

Tints of #C27005

Tones of #C27005

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0557C2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C27005: #000000.

How #C27005 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 #C27005 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

← #C27004  ·  #C27006 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C27005?

#C27005 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 194, 112, 5). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C27005?

#C27005 is RGB 194, 112, 5 — HSL 34°, 95%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 97%, 24%.

What colors go with #C27005?

Its complement is #0557C2; analogous partners are #C21205 and #B5C205. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C27005 for text?

Black text on #C27005 has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.74:1.