Information about #C56A20 color

#C56A20 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C56A20 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(197, 106, 32) (77.3% red, 41.6% green, 12.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 36 / 65 / 23 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange, #C56A20 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Chocolate (#D2691E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ruddy Brown (#BB6528) and Brownish Orange (#CB7723).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 106, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C56A20 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C56A20 color variations

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

#C56A20 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C56A20 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C56A20 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C56A20 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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#C56A20 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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#C52028
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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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#20C56A
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#6A20C5
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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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#207BC5
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#BD20C5
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Nearest named colors to #C56A20

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

Chocolate color link
Chocolate

#D2691E

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Brownish Orange color link
Brownish Orange

#CB7723

Ochre color link
Ochre

#CC7722

Gold Ochre color link
Gold Ochre

#C77826

Christine color link
Christine

#BF652E

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Chinese Yellow Tea color link
Chinese Yellow Tea

#B7702D

#C56A20 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C56A20
  • RGB197, 106, 32
  • CMYK0, 36, 65, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 106, 32)
  • HSL27°, 72%, 45%
  • HSL Precise26.909°, 72.052%, 44.902%
  • HSV27°, 84%, 77%
  • HSB27°, 84%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.416, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.416, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.416, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC56A20
  • DECIMAL ID12937760
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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