Information about #C17525 color

#C17525 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C17525 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(193, 117, 37) — 75.7% red, 45.9% green, 14.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 30 / 61 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C17525 reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gold Ochre (#C77826). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pirate Gold (#BA782A) and Brownish Orange (#CB7723).

In RGB terms — rgb(193, 117, 37) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C17525 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.6:1. No one has named #C17525 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C17525 color variations

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

#C17525 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 #C17525

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

Gold Ochre color link
Gold Ochre

#C77826

Pirate Gold color link
Pirate Gold

#BA782A

Ochre color link
Ochre

#CC7722

Fiesta color link
Fiesta

#BD7E2D

Meteor color link
Meteor

#BB7431

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Gold Brown color link
Gold Brown

#CB7E1F

Mandalay color link
Mandalay

#B57B2E

Copper color link
Copper

#B87333

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C17525
  • RGB193, 117, 37
  • CMYK0, 30, 61, 24
  • CSSrgb(193, 117, 37)
  • HSL31°, 68%, 45%
  • HSL Precise30.769°, 67.826%, 45.098%
  • HSV31°, 81%, 76%
  • HSB31°, 81%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • GLSLvec3(0.757, 0.459, 0.145)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.757, 0.459, 0.145, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.757, 0.459, 0.145)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC17525
  • DECIMAL ID12678437
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01