Information about #947949 color

#947949 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#947949 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(148, 121, 73) — 58% red, 47.5% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 29 / 42. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #947949 reads as a moderately toned warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Solid Gold (#927748). Slightly further away sit Amber waves of Gold (#9A7246) and Driftwood (#8F6F48).

The recipe behind #947949 is rgb(148, 121, 73), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #947949 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#947949 color variations

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

#947949 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 #947949

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

Solid Gold color link
Solid Gold

#927748

Driftwood color link
Driftwood

#8F6F48

Dark Tan color link
Dark Tan

#918151

Pale Brown color link
Pale Brown

#987654

Fortune color link
Fortune

#928053

Mocha color link
Mocha

#9D7651

Dirt color link
Dirt

#9B7653

Bullwhip color link
Bullwhip

#8F7040

Moscow Mule color link
Moscow Mule

#9E7853

Muesli color link
Muesli

#9E7E53

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#947949
  • RGB148, 121, 73
  • CMYK0, 11, 29, 42
  • CSSrgb(148, 121, 73)
  • HSL38°, 34%, 43%
  • HSL Precise38.4°, 33.937%, 43.333%
  • HSV38°, 51%, 58%
  • HSB38°, 51%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.580, 0.475, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.580, 0.475, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.580, 0.475, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID947949
  • DECIMAL ID9730377
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01