Information about #C98D32 color

#C98D32 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C98D32 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 141, 50) — 78.8% red, 55.3% green, 19.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 59 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C98D32 reads as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Fuel Yellow (#D19033). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dixie Chick (#C48F2A) and Dixie (#CD8431).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 141, 50) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. No one has named #C98D32 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C98D32 color variations

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

#C98D32 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 #C98D32

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

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Dixie color link
Dixie

#CD8431

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Geebung color link
Geebung

#C5832E

Golden Bell color link
Golden Bell

#CA8136

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Bronze color link
Bronze

#CD7F32

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C98D32
  • RGB201, 141, 50
  • CMYK0, 24, 59, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 141, 50)
  • HSL36°, 60%, 49%
  • HSL Precise36.159°, 60.159%, 49.216%
  • HSV36°, 75%, 79%
  • HSB36°, 75%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.553, 0.196)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.553, 0.196, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.553, 0.196)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC98D32
  • DECIMAL ID13208882
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01