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Information about #C97D4A color

#C97D4A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C97D4A falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 125, 74) — 78.8% red, 49% green, 29% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 30 / 50 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C97D4A reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and 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 a hair away from Apricot Buff (#CD7E4D). Slightly further away sit Tiger Orange (#C88141) and Orange Salmon (#C47451).

The recipe behind #C97D4A is rgb(201, 125, 74), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C97D4A: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C97D4A color variations

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

#C97D4A 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 #C97D4A

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

Apricot Buff color link
Apricot Buff

#CD7E4D

Tiger Orange color link
Tiger Orange

#C88141

Brandy Punch color link
Brandy Punch

#C07C40

Red Damask color link
Red Damask

#CB6F4A

Peru color link
Peru

#CD853F

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Copper Red color link
Copper Red

#CB6D51

Zest color link
Zest

#C6723B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C97D4A
  • RGB201, 125, 74
  • CMYK0, 30, 50, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 125, 74)
  • HSL24°, 54%, 54%
  • HSL Precise24.094°, 54.043%, 53.922%
  • HSV24°, 63%, 79%
  • HSB24°, 63%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.490, 0.290)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.490, 0.290, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.490, 0.290)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC97D4A
  • DECIMAL ID13204810
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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