Information about #C97845 color

#C97845 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C97845 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 120, 69) — 78.8% red, 47.1% green, 27.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 52 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C97845 reads as a pleasantly vivid warm orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tiger Orange (#C88141). Nearby in the Register you will also find Red Damask (#CB6F4A) and Apricot Buff (#CD7E4D).

The recipe behind #C97845 is rgb(201, 120, 69), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C97845 color variations

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

#C97845 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 #C97845

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

Tiger Orange color link
Tiger Orange

#C88141

Red Damask color link
Red Damask

#CB6F4A

Apricot Buff color link
Apricot Buff

#CD7E4D

Brandy Punch color link
Brandy Punch

#C07C40

Zest color link
Zest

#C6723B

Arazi color link
Arazi

#C16E3F

Peru color link
Peru

#CD853F

Mischief color link
Mischief

#CB6946

Hero color link
Hero

#D37C39

Terracota color link
Terracota

#CB6843

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C97845
  • RGB201, 120, 69
  • CMYK0, 32, 52, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 120, 69)
  • HSL23°, 55%, 53%
  • HSL Precise23.182°, 55%, 52.941%
  • HSV23°, 66%, 79%
  • HSB23°, 66%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.471, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.471, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.471, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC97845
  • DECIMAL ID13203525
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01