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What color is C52500?

The RGB color code for color number #C52500 is RGB(197, 37, 0). In the RGB color model, #C52500 has a red value of 197, a green value of 37, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 81.2% magenta, 100.0% yellow, and 22.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 11.3° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 38.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #C52500 has a hue of 11.3° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 77.3 % brightness/value.



Color C52500 is cool or warm?

Color C52500 is a warm color.



What is the LRV of #C52500? (For interior and product design)

C52500 has an LRV of nearly 13. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



Dark Color

#C52500

Light Color


Compare LRV 13 of #C52500 with dark and light Color




Is #C52500 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color C52500 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #C52500 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(197, 37, 0)
Red
197 (77.3%)
Green
37 (14.5%)
Blue
0 (0.0%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
81.22%
Yellow
100.00%
Key
22.75%

HSL

HSL(11.27deg, 100.0 %, 38.6 %)

Hue
11.27°
Saturation
100.00 %.
Lightness
38.63 %.

RYB

RYB(218, 87, 54)
Red
218 (85.5%)
Yellow
87 (34.0%)
Blue
54 (21.0%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
11.27°
Saturation
100.00 %.
Brightness / Value
77.25 %.

HWB

H: 11.27°

W: 0.00 %

B: 22.75 %

XYZ

X : 23.69

Y : 13.19

Z : 1.3

YXY

Y1 : 13.19

X : 0.62

Y2 : 0.35

CMY

C : 22.75%

M : 85.49%

Y : 100.00%


LRV

~ 13.2 %

Munsell Color System

0.1YR 4.1/16.3

CIE-Lab

L : 43.05

A : 60.11

B : 56.13

CIE-Lch

L : 43.05

C : 82.24

H : 43.04

CIE-Luv

L : 43.05

U : 124.46

V : 32.61

Hunter-Lab

L : 36.32

A : 52.84

B : 23.31






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #C52500


Here are the colors similar to C52500. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.



#D40000
Racing Red (Rosso Corsa)
ΔE - 3.18 (96.8% similar)
#C23B22
Dark Pastel Red
ΔE - 4.15 (95.9% similar)
#B7410E
Rust
ΔE - 5.00 (95.0% similar)
#C80815
Venetian Red
ΔE - 5.25 (94.7% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to C52500.


#CA3604
PANTONE 2349 C
ΔE - 3.19 (96.8% similar)
#D1350F
PANTONE 3516 C
ΔE - 3.90 (96.1% similar)
#E10600
PANTONE 2347 C
ΔE - 5.15 (94.8% similar)
#B33D26
PANTONE 7599 C
ΔE - 5.43 (94.6% similar)


RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to C52500.


#BB1E10
RAL 3020 - Traffic Red
ΔE - 3.92 (96.1% similar)
#BF3922
RAL 2002 - Vermilion
ΔE - 4.17 (95.8% similar)
#BA481B
RAL 2001 - Red Orange
ΔE - 5.76 (94.2% similar)
#CC2C24
RAL 3028 - Pure Red
ΔE - 5.78 (94.2% similar)


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to C52500.




British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to C52500.


#BB0000
BS 04-E-56 - Carnival Red
ΔE - 4.43 (95.6% similar)
#AE3A00
BS 06-D-45 - Mace
ΔE - 5.72 (94.3% similar)


RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to C52500.


#AD2B10
RAL 040 40 67 - China Red
ΔE - 4.82 (95.2% similar)
#A5311A
RAL 040 40 60 - Copper Red
ΔE - 6.63 (93.4% similar)
#D1462C
RAL 040 50 70 - Pompeii Red
ΔE - 7.33 (92.7% similar)


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#BF0000
Rakuten Red
ΔE - 3.83 (96.2% similar)




Paint color for Hex #C52500


Here are the paint colors similar to C52500. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Valspar

Hex color C52500 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #C52500 to Valspar


#C23B22
Steelhead Redd (V007-3)
ΔE - 4.15 (95.9% similar)
#C33D25
Steelhead Redd (8001-14G)
ΔE - 4.69 (95.3% similar)
#D63D2B
Scarlet Sun (1011-1)
ΔE - 7.41 (92.6% similar)
#C23730
Scarlet Tanager (M212)
ΔE - 7.67 (92.3% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color C52500 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #C52500 to Benjamin Moore


#BF3F2D
Tomato Tango (CSP-1145)
ΔE - 6.19 (93.8% similar)
#D33B2B
Redstone (2009-10)
ΔE - 7.04 (93.0% similar)
#CF312B
Vermilion (2002-10)
ΔE - 7.14 (92.9% similar)
#D7402B
Tomato Red (2010-10)
ΔE - 7.64 (92.4% similar)


Sherwin Williams

Hex color C52500 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #C52500 to Sherwin Williams


#B44B34
Hearty Orange (SW 6622)
ΔE - 7.65 (92.4% similar)
#C04D35
Cayenne (SW 6881)
ΔE - 7.75 (92.2% similar)
#C35530
Raucous Orange (SW 6883)
ΔE - 8.70 (91.3% similar)
#C33A36
Stop (SW 6869)
ΔE - 8.98 (91.0% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color C52500 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #C52500 to Dunn-Edwards


#CE4E35
Bonfire Flame (DEA 109)
ΔE - 8.74 (91.3% similar)
#C75433
Spicy Tomato (DE 5139)
ΔE - 8.80 (91.2% similar)
#BC3033
Hot Jazz (DEA 107)
ΔE - 9.78 (90.2% similar)
#CB3D3C
Heart Throb (DET 412)
ΔE - 10.34 (89.7% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color C52500 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #C52500 to PPG Paints


#C9543A
Cinnamon Stone (PPG1193-7)
ΔE - 9.54 (90.5% similar)
#BF5B3C
Tabasco (PPG1192-7)
ΔE - 10.38 (89.6% similar)
#B44940
Teaberry Blossom (PPG1189-7)
ΔE - 10.57 (89.4% similar)


Behr

Hex color C52500 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #C52500 to Behr


#C93F38
100 Mph (P170-7)
ΔE - 9.05 (91.0% similar)
#D04838
Top Tomato (P180-7)
ΔE - 9.12 (90.9% similar)
#BE3C37
Flirt Alert (P150-7)
ΔE - 9.15 (90.8% similar)
#AD4E3C
Torch Red (MQ4-35)
ΔE - 9.62 (90.4% similar)


Farrow & Ball

Hex color C52500 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #C52500 to Farrow & Ball


#BA4845
Romesco (CB4)
ΔE - 11.92 (88.1% similar)
#CF5E3E
Charlotte's Locks (268)
ΔE - 11.98 (88.0% similar)
#A75346
Bamboozle (304)
ΔE - 12.17 (87.8% similar)
#9B594F
Picture Gallery Red (42)
ΔE - 15.26 (84.7% similar)







Color Combinations


#C52500 color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



C52500
Racing Red (Rosso Corsa)*

00A0C5
Pacific Blue*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #C52500?

Color that best contrast with #C52500 is #00A0C5, color name is Pacific Blue*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #C52500?

Complementary or Opposite color for #C52500 is #00A0C5, color name is Pacific Blue*.





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