Burnt Orange sits in the warm orange family, with the hex code #CC5500 mapping to rgb(204, 85, 0) in RGB and hsl(25, 100%, 40%) in HSL. In OKLCH it carries 59% perceptual lightness and 0.169 chroma — a highly saturated, dark reading that behaves well as a primary, accent or decisive colour in modern interfaces. Orange combines red's urgency with yellow's optimism, landing on a hue that feels friendly without losing energy. It is the colour of recommendations, "+1" social signals and sunsets — inviting rather than aggressive.
Orange combines red's urgency with yellow's optimism, landing on a hue that feels friendly without losing energy. It is the colour of recommendations, "+1" social signals and sunsets — inviting rather than aggressive.
Pure orange rarely passes WCAG AA against white at body sizes — reserve it for headings, icons or buttons with explicit ≥4.5:1 fallback text colour.
#CC5500rgb(204, 85, 0)hsl(25, 100%, 40%)hsv(25, 100%, 80%)lch(51.78% 77.04 53.33)oklch(59.48% 0.1687 45.48)lab(51.78% 46.01 61.79):root {
--color: #cc5500;
--color-rgb: rgb(204, 85, 0);
--color-hsl: hsl(25, 100%, 40%);
--color-oklch: oklch(59.48% 0.1687 45.48);
}How burnt orange performs as foreground text on common surfaces, scored with WCAG 2.1.
Tints are produced by mixing burnt orange with progressively more white.
Shades are produced by mixing burnt orange with progressively more black.
Tones are produced by mixing burnt orange with progressively more gray, lowering chroma while keeping lightness.