Information about #C1A27A color

#C1A27A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C1A27A falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(193, 162, 122) — 75.7% red, 63.5% green, 47.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 28 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned amber-leaning orange, #C1A27A has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Quarter Sorrell Brown (#C1A07D). Slightly further away sit Pure Beige (#C09E80) and Nude Brown (#BC9E82).

The recipe behind #C1A27A is rgb(193, 162, 122), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C1A27A: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C1A27A color variations

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

#C1A27A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C1A27A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C1A27A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C1A27A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C1A27A 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
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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
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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
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#C1807B
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C1A27A

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

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Pure Beige color link
Pure Beige

#C09E80

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Golden Thistle Yellow color link
Golden Thistle Yellow

#CAA375

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Rodeo Dust color link
Rodeo Dust

#C7A384

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

#C1A27A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C1A27A
  • RGB193, 162, 122
  • CMYK0, 12, 28, 24
  • CSSrgb(193, 162, 122)
  • HSL34°, 36%, 62%
  • HSL Precise33.803°, 36.41%, 61.765%
  • HSV34°, 37%, 76%
  • HSB34°, 37%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.757, 0.635, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.757, 0.635, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.757, 0.635, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC1A27A
  • DECIMAL ID12690042
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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