Information about #C16501 color

#C16501 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C16501 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(193, 101, 1) — 75.7% red, 39.6% green, 0.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 36 / 75 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C16501 presents itself as a pure, full-strength warm orange — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Orange Brown (#BE6400). Slightly further away sit Indochine (#C26B03) and Asda Orange (#C86500).

The recipe behind #C16501 is rgb(193, 101, 1), 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, #C16501 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C16501 color variations

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

#C16501 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 #C16501

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

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

Indochine color link
Indochine

#C26B03

Asda Orange color link
Asda Orange

#C86500

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Sedona color link
Sedona

#CC6600

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Ginger color link
Ginger

#B06500

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Tawny color link
Tawny

#CD5700

#C16501 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C16501
  • RGB193, 101, 1
  • CMYK0, 36, 75, 24
  • CSSrgb(193, 101, 1)
  • HSL31°, 99%, 38%
  • HSL Precise31.25°, 98.969%, 38.039%
  • HSV31°, 99%, 76%
  • HSB31°, 99%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.757, 0.396, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.757, 0.396, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.757, 0.396, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC16501
  • DECIMAL ID12674305
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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