Information about #C49869 color

#C49869 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C49869 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 152, 105) — 76.9% red, 59.6% green, 41.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 17 / 36 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid orange, #C49869 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Camel (#C19A6B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Uluru (#BF9B67) and Oxstone (#C39D64).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 152, 105) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C49869 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C49869 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C49869 color variations

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

#C49869 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 #C49869

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

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Baroque color link
Baroque

#CA9274

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C49869
  • RGB196, 152, 105
  • CMYK0, 17, 36, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 152, 105)
  • HSL31°, 44%, 59%
  • HSL Precise30.989°, 43.541%, 59.02%
  • HSV31°, 46%, 77%
  • HSB31°, 46%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.596, 0.412)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.596, 0.412, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.596, 0.412)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC49869
  • DECIMAL ID12884073
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01