Information about #C45821 color

#C45821 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C45821 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 88, 33) — 76.9% red, 34.5% green, 12.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 64 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored amber-leaning orange, #C45821 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Red Fox (#C35817). Its next-closest registered neighbors are The Big Carrot (#BA5823) and Berry High Life (#BE4D27).

The recipe behind #C45821 is rgb(196, 88, 33), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C45821 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.4:1. No one has named #C45821 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C45821 color variations

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

#C45821 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 #C45821

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C45821
  • RGB196, 88, 33
  • CMYK0, 42, 64, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 88, 33)
  • HSL20°, 71%, 45%
  • HSL Precise20.245°, 71.179%, 44.902%
  • HSV20°, 83%, 77%
  • HSB20°, 83%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.345, 0.129)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.345, 0.129, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.345, 0.129)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC45821
  • DECIMAL ID12867617
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01