Information about #C38638 color

#C38638 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C38638 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(195, 134, 56) — 76.5% red, 52.5% green, 22% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 24 / 55 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C38638 reads as a pleasantly vivid orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Golden Bell (#CA8136). Slightly further away sit Pizza (#BF8D3C) and Geebung (#C5832E).

In RGB terms — rgb(195, 134, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C38638: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. No one has named #C38638 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C38638 color variations

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

#C38638 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 #C38638

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

Golden Bell color link
Golden Bell

#CA8136

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Geebung color link
Geebung

#C5832E

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Tiger Orange color link
Tiger Orange

#C88141

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Peru color link
Peru

#CD853F

Dixie color link
Dixie

#CD8431

Jandal color link
Jandal

#B78239

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C38638
  • RGB195, 134, 56
  • CMYK0, 24, 55, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 134, 56)
  • HSL34°, 55%, 49%
  • HSL Precise33.669°, 55.378%, 49.216%
  • HSV34°, 71%, 76%
  • HSB34°, 71%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.525, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.525, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.525, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC38638
  • DECIMAL ID12813880
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01