Information about #C9774A color

#C9774A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9774A falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 119, 74) — 78.8% red, 46.7% green, 29% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 50 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C9774A reads as a confidently colored 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 Red Damask (#CB6F4A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Apricot Buff (#CD7E4D) and Orange Salmon (#C47451).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(201, 119, 74)), which gives #C9774A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9774A: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9774A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9774A color variations

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

#C9774A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9774A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9774A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9774A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C9774A 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C9774A

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

Red Damask color link
Red Damask

#CB6F4A

Apricot Buff color link
Apricot Buff

#CD7E4D

Orange Salmon color link
Orange Salmon

#C47451

Copper Red color link
Copper Red

#CB6D51

Tiger Orange color link
Tiger Orange

#C88141

Brandy Punch color link
Brandy Punch

#C07C40

Mischief color link
Mischief

#CB6946

Sunburnt Salmon color link
Sunburnt Salmon

#BF6C4A

Zest color link
Zest

#C6723B

Arazi color link
Arazi

#C16E3F

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Japonica color link
Japonica

#CE7259

#C9774A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9774A
  • RGB201, 119, 74
  • CMYK0, 32, 50, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 119, 74)
  • HSL21°, 54%, 54%
  • HSL Precise21.26°, 54.043%, 53.922%
  • HSV21°, 63%, 79%
  • HSB21°, 63%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.467, 0.290)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.467, 0.290, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.467, 0.290)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC9774A
  • DECIMAL ID13203274
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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