Information about #C87A51 color

#C87A51 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C87A51 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(200, 122, 81) — 78.4% red, 47.8% green, 31.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 31 / 47 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid orange, #C87A51 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Orange Salmon (#C47451). Slightly further away sit Apricot Buff (#CD7E4D) and Vibrant Brown (#C77B5A).

In RGB terms — rgb(200, 122, 81) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C87A51: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. No one has named #C87A51 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C87A51 color variations

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#C87A51 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 #C87A51

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C87A51
  • RGB200, 122, 81
  • CMYK0, 31, 47, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 122, 81)
  • HSL21°, 52%, 55%
  • HSL Precise20.672°, 51.965%, 55.098%
  • HSV21°, 60%, 78%
  • HSB21°, 60%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.478, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.478, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.478, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC87A51
  • DECIMAL ID13138513
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01