Information about #946C5B color

#946C5B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#946C5B falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(148, 108, 91) — 58% red, 42.4% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 22 / 42. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #946C5B reads as a softly toned amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Chestnut (#986960). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Promise (#936962) and Triple Rickshaw (#907359).

In RGB terms — rgb(148, 108, 91) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #946C5B: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.6:1 for black. #946C5B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#946C5B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#946C5B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #946C5B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Promise color link
Promise

#936962

Brownish color link
Brownish

#9C6D57

Ash Gold color link
Ash Gold

#8C6F54

Au Chico color link
Au Chico

#9E6759

Ignition color link
Ignition

#8B735A

Limed Oak color link
Limed Oak

#8C7254

Toast color link
Toast

#9F715F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#946C5B
  • RGB148, 108, 91
  • CMYK0, 16, 22, 42
  • CSSrgb(148, 108, 91)
  • HSL18°, 24%, 47%
  • HSL Precise17.895°, 23.849%, 46.863%
  • HSV18°, 39%, 58%
  • HSB18°, 39%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.580, 0.424, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.580, 0.424, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.580, 0.424, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID946C5B
  • DECIMAL ID9727067
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01