Brick Orange is a light bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Orange, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Brick Orange is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Brick Orange is #C14A09.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Brick Orange has 76%% Red, 29% Green, and 4% Blue.
Brick Orange has 21° Hue, 95% Saturation, and 76% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Brick Orange has 21° Hue, 90% Saturation, and 40% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Brick Orange has 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 95% yellow, and 24% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#C14A09 |
|
RGB |
(193, 74, 9) |
(76%, 29%, 4%) |
HSV |
(21°, 95, 76) |
(6%, 95%, 76%) |
HSL |
(21°, 90, 40) |
(6%, 90%, 40%) |
CMYK |
(0, 62, 95, 24) |
(0%, 62%, 95%, 24%) |
The natural luminance of Brick Orange is 16%, which is low.
Brick Orange has a higher contrast with white than black.
Brick Orange and black have a 4.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Brick Orange and white have a 4.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
16% |
insufficient (4.3) |
AA (4.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Brick Orange paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 15% Yellow, 57% Red, 24% Black, 4% White, as shown below.
Yellow
15%
Red
57%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
24%
White
4%
To mix Brick Orange paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 28% Magenta, 44% Yellow, 24% Black, 4% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
28%
Yellow
44%
Black
24%
White
4%
Colors similar to Brick Orange are: Burnt Orange, Mahogany, Rust Orange, Sinopia, and Fiery Orange. Burnt Orange is more orange and brighter than Brick Orange. Mahogany is brighter than Brick Orange. Rust Orange is more orange than Brick Orange. Sinopia is more red than Brick Orange. Fiery Orange is more orange and paler than Brick Orange.