Brick Orange Color
Brick Orange is a brown color with hex code #C14A09. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with brick orange, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Brick Orange Color Values
What Does Brick Orange Mean?
Brick Orange belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Brick Orange sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Brick Orange is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: vivid reddish orange, #E25822).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Brick Orange
Brick Orange and #0982C3 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #C30925 and #C3A709, which sit beside brick orange on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair brick orange with triadic partners #09C34A and #4A09C3. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Burnt Orange —
#C04E01(Delta E 3) - Rock Spray —
#BA450C(Delta E 3) - Tia Maria —
#C1440E(Delta E 4) - Dark Orange —
#C65102(Delta E 4) - Mahogany —
#C04000(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #C14A09; }
.background { background-color: #C14A09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #C14A09; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #C14A0940; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for brick orange?
Brick Orange has the hex code #C14A09. In RGB notation it is rgb(193, 74, 9), in HSL it is hsl(21, 91%, 40%), and its OKLCH value is 0.563, 0.166, 42.1.
What does the color brick orange mean?
Brown-family colors like brick orange carry distinct psychological associations. Brick Orange belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Brick Orange sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with brick orange?
Brick Orange has three easy routes: its complement #0982C3 for punch, its neighbors #C30925 and #C3A709 for something calmer, or triadic partners #09C34A and #4A09C3 when you want energy.
Is brick orange a standard web color?
No — Brick Orange is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #C14A09 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make brick orange lighter or darker?
To lighten brick orange, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FDDFCE (lightest tint) to #220D02 (darkest shade).
About Brick Orange
Brick Orange is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #C14A09 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.