Burnt Orange Color
Hex Code: #CC5500 · orange
About Burnt Orange
Burnt orange is a deep, rich orange with brownish undertones that give it a depth and warmth that pure orange lacks. The 'burnt' quality comes from the reduced brightness, as if the color has been charred at the edges, giving it a rugged, earthy character. Burnt orange has strong associations with autumn, American college sports culture, and the warm tones of desert landscapes in states like Texas and Arizona.
Is Burnt Orange Right for Your Project?
Choose Burnt Orange for
Burnt orange excels in autumn-themed designs, sports branding, and earthy lifestyle content. It pairs beautifully with navy blue, cream, warm brown, and forest green. Popular for autumn campaigns, rustic branding, southwestern aesthetics, and any design requiring warmth and energy. It shows up in 4 palettes in Colortion's library spanning a cozy range of moods.
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Formal, corporate, or luxury branding — orange reads casual and energetic rather than refined. Browse all colors to find a hue with a better fit.
Burnt Orange Tints & Shades
Lighter and darker variants of Burnt Orange — useful for hover states, borders, and backgrounds that need to stay in the same color family.
Burnt Orange Color Harmonies
Other hues computed from Burnt Orange's position on the color wheel — a fast starting point for a palette built around this color.
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Color Palettes with Burnt Orange
Colors That Go With Burnt Orange
These colors complement Burnt Orange beautifully in design projects.
How to Use Burnt Orange in Design
Burnt orange excels in autumn-themed designs, sports branding, and earthy lifestyle content. It pairs beautifully with navy blue, cream, warm brown, and forest green. Popular for autumn campaigns, rustic branding, southwestern aesthetics, and any design requiring warmth and energy.
Oranges sit close to yellow on the wheel and can wash out white text more than they appear to at a glance. Use #CC5500 ( hsl(25, 100%, 40%)) directly in CSS or your design tool — for print, ask your printer for the closest CMYK or Pantone match before production.
Burnt Orange is most often paired with Navy Blue and Forest Green. Start from #CC5500 in the Colortion generator and build outward from there rather than starting from scratch.
Similar Colors
All colorsHow Burnt Orange Compares
Side-by-side hex, RGB, and lightness values against the closest colors in the library.
| Color | Hex | Lightness |
|---|---|---|
| Burnt Orange (this page) | #CC5500 | 40% |
| Terracotta | #C46A3A | 50% |
| Coral | #FF6B6B | 71% |
| Mustard Yellow | #D4A017 | 46% |
| Burgundy | #800020 | 25% |
| Champagne | #F7E7CE | 89% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for Burnt Orange?
The hex code for Burnt Orange is #CC5500. The RGB value is rgb(204, 85, 0) and the HSL value is hsl(25, 100%, 40%).
What colors go with Burnt Orange?
Burnt Orange pairs well with Navy Blue, Forest Green — see the tints, shades, and comparison table below for exact values to build from.
What is Burnt Orange used for in design?
Burnt orange excels in autumn-themed designs, sports branding, and earthy lifestyle content. It pairs beautifully with navy blue, cream, warm brown, and forest green. Popular for autumn campaigns, rustic branding, southwestern aesthetics, and any design requiring warmth and energy.