Information about #C49C61 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A pleasantly vivid warm orange, #C49C61 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Oxstone (#C39D64). Nearby in the Register you will also find Metallic Brass (#C49E5B) and Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E).
The recipe behind #C49C61 is rgb(196, 156, 97), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C49C61 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C49C61 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#C49C61 color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#C49C61 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C49C61 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C49C61 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C49C61 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C49C61 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #C49C61 color
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Nearest named colors to #C49C61
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C39D64
#C49E5B
#BE9D5E
#C9995D
#BF9B67
#C09B59
#CC9966
#C19A6B
#CBA560
#C0A469
#C6A95E
#C39953
#C49C61 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C49C61
- RGB196, 156, 97
- CMYK0, 16, 39, 23
- CSSrgb(196, 156, 97)
- HSL36°, 46%, 57%
- HSL Precise35.758°, 45.622%, 57.451%
- HSV36°, 51%, 77%
- HSB36°, 51%, 77%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
- GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.612, 0.380)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.612, 0.380, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.612, 0.380)
- Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDC49C61
- DECIMAL ID12885089
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
