Information about #C49A73 color

#C49A73 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C49A73 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(196, 154, 115) — 76.9% red, 60.4% green, 45.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 32 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #C49A73 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Half Kalgoorie Sands (#C19676). Slightly further away sit Perfect Beige (#BE9676) and Camel (#C19A6B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(196, 154, 115)), which gives #C49A73 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C49A73 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C49A73 color variations

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#C49A73 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 #C49A73

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#C49A73
  • RGB196, 154, 115
  • CMYK0, 16, 32, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 154, 115)
  • HSL29°, 41%, 61%
  • HSL Precise28.889°, 40.704%, 60.98%
  • HSV29°, 41%, 77%
  • HSB29°, 41%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.604, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.604, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.604, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC49A73
  • DECIMAL ID12884595
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01