Information about #C38B1C color

#C38B1C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C38B1C falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(195, 139, 28) — 76.5% red, 54.5% green, 11% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 22 / 65 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored amber-leaning orange, #C38B1C feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cinnamon (#C58917). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Desert Yellow (#CA8D16) and Wazzup (#BC9425).

The recipe behind #C38B1C is rgb(195, 139, 28), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C38B1C: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. #C38B1C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C38B1C color variations

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#C38B1C 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 #C38B1C

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

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Gold Brown color link
Gold Brown

#CB7E1F

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Geebung color link
Geebung

#C5832E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C38B1C
  • RGB195, 139, 28
  • CMYK0, 22, 65, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 139, 28)
  • HSL40°, 75%, 44%
  • HSL Precise39.88°, 74.888%, 43.725%
  • HSV40°, 86%, 76%
  • HSB40°, 86%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.545, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.545, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.545, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC38B1C
  • DECIMAL ID12815132
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01