Information about #C8946F color

#C8946F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C8946F falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(200, 148, 111) — 78.4% red, 58% green, 43.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 35 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C8946F presents itself as a pleasantly vivid orange — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Baroque (#CA9274). Nearby in the Register you will also find Antique Brass (#CD9575) and White Tea (#C48E69).

In RGB terms — rgb(200, 148, 111) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C8946F color variations

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#C8946F 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 #C8946F

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

Baroque color link
Baroque

#CA9274

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Feldspar color link
Feldspar

#D19275

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C8946F
  • RGB200, 148, 111
  • CMYK0, 20, 35, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 148, 111)
  • HSL25°, 45%, 61%
  • HSL Precise24.944°, 44.724%, 60.98%
  • HSV25°, 45%, 78%
  • HSB25°, 45%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.580, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.580, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.580, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC8946F
  • DECIMAL ID13145199
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01