Information about #C38D18 color

#C38D18 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C38D18 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 141, 24) — 76.5% red, 55.3% green, 9.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 67 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored warm orange, #C38D18 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cinnamon (#C58917). Slightly further away sit Desert Yellow (#CA8D16) and Gold Foil (#BD9B16).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(195, 141, 24)), which gives #C38D18 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C38D18 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C38D18 color variations

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#C38D18 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 #C38D18

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

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

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

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C38D18
  • RGB195, 141, 24
  • CMYK0, 21, 67, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 141, 24)
  • HSL41°, 78%, 43%
  • HSL Precise41.053°, 78.082%, 42.941%
  • HSV41°, 88%, 76%
  • HSB41°, 88%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.553, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.553, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.553, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC38D18
  • DECIMAL ID12815640
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01