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Information about #C4490C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C4490C falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(196, 73, 12) — 76.9% red, 28.6% green, 4.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 48 / 72 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C4490C presents itself as a maximally vivid orange — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brick Orange (#C14A09). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sinopia (#CB410B) and Rust Orange (#C45508).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 73, 12) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. No one has named #C4490C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C4490C color variations

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

#C4490C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C4490C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C4490C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C4490C 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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#C40C18

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#C4490C 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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#C50D2B
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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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#4A0DC5
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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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#87C50D
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#4A0DC5
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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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#A60DC5
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Nearest named colors to #C4490C

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

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Sinopia color link
Sinopia

#CB410B

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Terlingua Orange color link
Terlingua Orange

#C13C0F

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Mahogany color link
Mahogany

#C04000

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Rusty Orange color link
Rusty Orange

#CD5909

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Burnt Orange color link
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

Syracuse Orange color link
Syracuse Orange

#D44500

Tawny color link
Tawny

#CD5700

#C4490C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#C4490C color image #C4490C color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#C4490C color image #C4490C color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#C4490C color image #C4490C color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#C4490C color image #C4490C color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4490C
  • RGB196, 73, 12
  • CMYK0, 48, 72, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 73, 12)
  • HSL20°, 88%, 41%
  • HSL Precise19.891°, 88.462%, 40.784%
  • HSV20°, 94%, 77%
  • HSB20°, 94%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.286, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.286, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.286, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC4490C
  • DECIMAL ID12863756
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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