Rust (C8490E) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Rust"

Orange · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Rust pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #C8490E

RGB rgb(200, 73, 14)

HSL hsl(19°, 87%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:64% Y:93% K:22%

Luminance 0.1703

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.76:1

Aa — #C8490E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.42:1

Aa — #C8490E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C8490E #0E8DC8

Analogous

#C80E30 #C8490E #C8A60E

Triadic

#C8490E #0EC849 #490EC8

Split-comp.

#C8490E #0EC8A6 #0E30C8

Tetradic

#C8490E #30C80E #0E8DC8 #A60EC8

Monochromatic

#F4C4AE #E98353 #BE4D19 #903B13 #4D1F0A

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