Information about #C49440 color

#C49440 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C49440 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(196, 148, 64) (76.9% red, 58% green, 25.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 19 / 52 / 23 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C49440 presents itself as a confidently colored orange — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Golden Spice (#C6973F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Anzac (#C68E3F) and Pizza (#BF8D3C).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 148, 64) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C49440: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C49440 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C49440 color variations

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

#C49440 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 #C49440

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

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Peru color link
Peru

#CD853F

Amber Gold color link
Amber Gold

#C19552

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C49440
  • RGB196, 148, 64
  • CMYK0, 19, 52, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 148, 64)
  • HSL38°, 53%, 51%
  • HSL Precise38.182°, 52.8%, 50.98%
  • HSV38°, 67%, 77%
  • HSB38°, 67%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.580, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.580, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.580, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC49440
  • DECIMAL ID12883008
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01