Information about #C59B5C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C59B5C falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(197, 155, 92) — 77.3% red, 60.8% green, 36.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 41 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C59B5C presents itself as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Metallic Brass (#C49E5B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vintage Orange (#C9995D) and Double Putty (#C09B59).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 155, 92) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C59B5C: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. #C59B5C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C59B5C color variations

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

#C59B5C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C59B5C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C59B5C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C59B5C 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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#C59B5C 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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #C59B5C

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

Metallic Brass color link
Metallic Brass

#C49E5B

Vintage Orange color link
Vintage Orange

#C9995D

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Mind on a Million Gold color link
Mind on a Million Gold

#BE9D5E

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Amber Gold color link
Amber Gold

#C19552

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

#C59B5C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C59B5C
  • RGB197, 155, 92
  • CMYK0, 16, 41, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 155, 92)
  • HSL36°, 48%, 57%
  • HSL Precise36°, 47.511%, 56.667%
  • HSV36°, 53%, 77%
  • HSB36°, 53%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.608, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.608, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.608, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC59B5C
  • DECIMAL ID12950364
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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