#C65102Dark Orange (#C65102) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 45°, lightness 0.58 and chroma 0.166. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #C65102 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 81, 2) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 98%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 99%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 99%, 22%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(49.4 43.8 58.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.580 0.166 45) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dark Orange shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c74d00 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#ca5000 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#c65102 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c75204 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Dark Orange in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.59:1 and against black 4.58:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffc1a5 · #f28a59 · #c65102 · #9d3e00 · #692600 · #3a1000
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#cb9230 · #cb7306 · #c65102 · #b03c31 · #962c41 · #7a2049
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d5b600 · #a7995b · #c65102 · #9a3c00 · #702900 · #312800
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffd8c7 · #00cbff · #c65102 · #735244 · #632a0d · #381707
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2f6fe · #a88f85 · #c65102 · #566368 · #382117 · #000204
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f4fa · #beced4 · #92a3aa · #172d36 · #000b13 · #c65102
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e0f6ff · #00a5cf · #c65102 · #006b88 · #002d3b · #220500
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e0f6ff · #00abab · #c65102 · #005eb8 · #002f2f · #00051c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d4fde9 · #24ae80 · #c65102 · #5a4bb9 · #260e68 · #000301
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4fad9 · #71a74f · #c65102 · #006b88 · #3f0054 · #00050b
#D46C3A · #E2865D · #EFA07D · #FBB99C · #FFD5C3
#A54100 · #843300 · #662500 · #481700 · #2D0A00
#B85D31 · #A96749 · #996F5D
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.