Information about #C5A48B color

#C5A48B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C5A48B belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(197, 164, 139) (77.3% red, 64.3% green, 54.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 13 / 23 / 23 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned warm orange, #C5A48B appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Best Beige (#C7A68B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soul (#C1A78B) and Light Ash Brown (#C2A487).

The recipe behind #C5A48B is rgb(197, 164, 139), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C5A48B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. No one has named #C5A48B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C5A48B color variations

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

#C5A48B 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 #C5A48B

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

Best Beige color link
Best Beige

#C7A68B

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Rodeo Dust color link
Rodeo Dust

#C7A384

Cameo color link
Cameo

#CCA483

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Quicksand color link
Quicksand

#C3988B

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5A48B
  • RGB197, 164, 139
  • CMYK0, 13, 23, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 164, 139)
  • HSL26°, 33%, 66%
  • HSL Precise25.862°, 33.333%, 65.882%
  • HSV26°, 29%, 77%
  • HSB26°, 29%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.643, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.643, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.643, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5A48B
  • DECIMAL ID12952715
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01