Information about #C98B45 color

#C98B45 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C98B45 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 139, 69) — 78.8% red, 54.5% green, 27.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 52 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C98B45 is a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Anzac (#C68E3F). Slightly further away sit Peru (#CD853F) and Tiger Orange (#C88141).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 139, 69) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C98B45: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C98B45 color variations

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#C98B45 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 #C98B45

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

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Peru color link
Peru

#CD853F

Tiger Orange color link
Tiger Orange

#C88141

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Apricot Buff color link
Apricot Buff

#CD7E4D

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Golden Bell color link
Golden Bell

#CA8136

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C98B45
  • RGB201, 139, 69
  • CMYK0, 24, 52, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 139, 69)
  • HSL32°, 55%, 53%
  • HSL Precise31.818°, 55%, 52.941%
  • HSV32°, 66%, 79%
  • HSB32°, 66%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.545, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.545, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.545, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC98B45
  • DECIMAL ID13208389
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01