Information about #C66B10 color

#C66B10 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C66B10 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Full Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(198, 107, 16) — 77.6% red, 42% green, 6.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 36 / 71 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C66B10 presents itself as a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Alloy Orange (#C46210). Slightly further away sit Indochine (#C26B03) and Browny Orange (#CA6B02).

In RGB terms — rgb(198, 107, 16) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C66B10 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C66B10 color variations

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

#C66B10 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 #C66B10

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

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Indochine color link
Indochine

#C26B03

Dirty Orange color link
Dirty Orange

#C87606

Asda Orange color link
Asda Orange

#C86500

Sedona color link
Sedona

#CC6600

Chocolate color link
Chocolate

#D2691E

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C66B10
  • RGB198, 107, 16
  • CMYK0, 36, 71, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 107, 16)
  • HSL30°, 85%, 42%
  • HSL Precise30°, 85.047%, 41.961%
  • HSV30°, 92%, 78%
  • HSB30°, 92%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.420, 0.063)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.420, 0.063, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.420, 0.063)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC66B10
  • DECIMAL ID13003536
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01