Information about #C8953C color

#C8953C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C8953C falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(200, 149, 60) — 78.4% red, 58.4% green, 23.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 55 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C8953C reads as a clearly saturated warm orange and feels open and friendly. 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 a hair away from Golden Spice (#C6973F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Anzac (#C68E3F) and Afterglow (#CE9732).

The recipe behind #C8953C is rgb(200, 149, 60), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C8953C: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #C8953C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C8953C color variations

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#C8953C 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 #C8953C

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

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Peru color link
Peru

#CD853F

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C8953C
  • RGB200, 149, 60
  • CMYK0, 20, 55, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 149, 60)
  • HSL38°, 56%, 51%
  • HSL Precise38.143°, 56%, 50.98%
  • HSV38°, 70%, 78%
  • HSB38°, 70%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.584, 0.235)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.584, 0.235, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.584, 0.235)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC8953C
  • DECIMAL ID13145404
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01