Information about #C7A05C color

#C7A05C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C7A05C falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(199, 160, 92) — 78% red, 62.7% green, 36.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 42 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C7A05C is a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Metallic Brass (#C49E5B). Slightly further away sit Vintage Orange (#C9995D) and Sand Brown (#CBA560).

The recipe behind #C7A05C is rgb(199, 160, 92), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C7A05C: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C7A05C color variations

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

#C7A05C 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 #C7A05C

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

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C7A05C
  • RGB199, 160, 92
  • CMYK0, 15, 42, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 160, 92)
  • HSL38°, 49%, 57%
  • HSL Precise38.131°, 48.858%, 57.059%
  • HSV38°, 54%, 78%
  • HSB38°, 54%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.627, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.627, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.627, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC7A05C
  • DECIMAL ID13082716
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01