Information about #C46A15 color

#C46A15 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C46A15 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 106, 21) — 76.9% red, 41.6% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 35 / 69 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C46A15 is a vivid, lively orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 practically indistinguishable from Alloy Orange (#C46210). Slightly further away sit Omega (#B56519) and Chocolate (#D2691E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(196, 106, 21)), which gives #C46A15 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. #C46A15 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C46A15 color variations

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

#C46A15 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C46A15 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C46A15 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C46A15 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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#C46A15 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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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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#15C66B
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#6B15C6
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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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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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#1571C6
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#C415C6
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Nearest named colors to #C46A15

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

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Chocolate color link
Chocolate

#D2691E

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Indochine color link
Indochine

#C26B03

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Dirty Orange color link
Dirty Orange

#C87606

Browny Orange color link
Browny Orange

#CA6B02

Ochre color link
Ochre

#CC7722

Brownish Orange color link
Brownish Orange

#CB7723

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

#C46A15 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C46A15
  • RGB196, 106, 21
  • CMYK0, 35, 69, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 106, 21)
  • HSL29°, 81%, 43%
  • HSL Precise29.143°, 80.645%, 42.549%
  • HSV29°, 89%, 77%
  • HSB29°, 89%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.416, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.416, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.416, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC46A15
  • DECIMAL ID12872213
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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