Orange Roughy Color
Orange Roughy is a brown color with hex code #C45719. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with orange roughy, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Orange Roughy Color Values
What Does Orange Roughy Mean?
Orange Roughy 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. Orange Roughy sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Orange Roughy is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: deep orange, #BE6516).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Orange Roughy
Orange Roughy and #1984C2 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 — #C21930 and #C2AC19, which sit beside orange roughy on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair orange roughy with triadic partners #19C257 and #5719C2. 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
- Rust Orange —
#C45508(Delta E 5) - Piper —
#C96323(Delta E 5) - Burnt Siena —
#B75203(Delta E 5) - Rose Of Sharon —
#BF5500(Delta E 6) - Vesuvius —
#B14A0B(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #C45719; }
.background { background-color: #C45719; }
.border { border: 2px solid #C45719; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #C4571940; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for orange roughy?
Orange Roughy has the hex code #C45719. In RGB notation it is rgb(196, 87, 25), in HSL it is hsl(22, 77%, 43%), and its OKLCH value is 0.586, 0.156, 45.2.
What does the color orange roughy mean?
Brown-family colors like orange roughy carry distinct psychological associations. Orange Roughy 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. Orange Roughy sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with orange roughy?
Orange Roughy has three easy routes: its complement #1984C2 for punch, its neighbors #C21930 and #C2AC19 for something calmer, or triadic partners #19C257 and #5719C2 when you want energy.
Is orange roughy a standard web color?
No — Orange Roughy is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #C45719 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make orange roughy lighter or darker?
To lighten orange roughy, 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 #FAE3D6 (lightest tint) to #200E04 (darkest shade).
About Orange Roughy
Orange Roughy is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #C45719 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.