Information about #C5942B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C5942B falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 148, 43) — 77.3% red, 58% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 60 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C5942B is a vivid, lively orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dixie Chick (#C48F2A). Slightly further away sit Day's Eye (#C89828) and Nugget (#BC9229).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 148, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. #C5942B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C5942B color variations

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

#C5942B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5942B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#755819

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Black

#000000

#C5942B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5942B 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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#C5942B 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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#472BC5
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#2BA8C5
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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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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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#2BC594
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#942BC5
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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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#5CC52B
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#2B5CC5
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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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#C52BA8
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Nearest named colors to #C5942B

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

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Marginalia Ochre color link
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Geebung color link
Geebung

#C5832E

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

Dixie color link
Dixie

#CD8431

#C5942B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5942B
  • RGB197, 148, 43
  • CMYK0, 19, 60, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 148, 43)
  • HSL41°, 64%, 47%
  • HSL Precise40.909°, 64.167%, 47.059%
  • HSV41°, 78%, 77%
  • HSB41°, 78%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.580, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.580, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.580, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC5942B
  • DECIMAL ID12948523
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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