Information about #C66C40 color

#C66C40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C66C40 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(198, 108, 64) — 77.6% red, 42.4% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 35 / 53 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C66C40 reads as a clearly saturated warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Apricot Orange (#C96B3C). Slightly further away sit Arazi (#C16E3F) and Terracota (#CB6843).

The recipe behind #C66C40 is rgb(198, 108, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C66C40 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C66C40 color variations

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

#C66C40 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 #C66C40

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

Arazi color link
Arazi

#C16E3F

Terracota color link
Terracota

#CB6843

Terracotta color link
Terracotta

#CA6641

Zest color link
Zest

#C6723B

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Mischief color link
Mischief

#CB6946

Red Damask color link
Red Damask

#CB6F4A

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Bamboo color link
Bamboo

#BA6F3F

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C66C40
  • RGB198, 108, 64
  • CMYK0, 35, 53, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 108, 64)
  • HSL20°, 54%, 51%
  • HSL Precise19.701°, 54.032%, 51.373%
  • HSV20°, 68%, 78%
  • HSB20°, 68%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.424, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.424, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.424, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC66C40
  • DECIMAL ID13003840
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01