Information about #946E42 color

#946E42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#946E42 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(148, 110, 66) — 58% red, 43.1% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 32 / 42. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#946E42 is a moderately toned warm orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bullwhip (#8F7040). Slightly further away sit Bullion (#956A3E) and Driftwood (#8F6F48).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(148, 110, 66)), which gives #946E42 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #946E42: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.6:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#946E42 color variations

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#946E42 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 #946E42

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#946E42
  • RGB148, 110, 66
  • CMYK0, 15, 32, 42
  • CSSrgb(148, 110, 66)
  • HSL32°, 38%, 42%
  • HSL Precise32.195°, 38.318%, 41.961%
  • HSV32°, 55%, 58%
  • HSB32°, 55%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.580, 0.431, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.580, 0.431, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.580, 0.431, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID946E42
  • DECIMAL ID9727554
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01