Information about Korma color

#804E2C - Korma color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#804E2C, known as "Korma", falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(128, 78, 44) — 50.2% red, 30.6% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 33 / 50. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #804E2C reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Golden Grey Bamboo (#7D4E2D). Slightly further away sit Walnut (#794D2E) and Waiwherowhero (#86492C).

The recipe behind #804E2C is rgb(128, 78, 44), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #804E2C: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for black. The name "Korma" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Korma color variations

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

Korma 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 Korma

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Walnut color link
Walnut

#794D2E

Momentum color link
Momentum

#784E2C

Oak color link
Oak

#78512D

Charisma color link
Charisma

#854926

Green Tea color link
Green Tea

#824B35

Boomerang color link
Boomerang

#794E33

Matai color link
Matai

#764C2C

Paarl color link
Paarl

#864B36

Cigar color link
Cigar

#7D4E38

Korma color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#804E2C
  • RGB128, 78, 44
  • CMYK0, 20, 33, 50
  • CSSrgb(128, 78, 44)
  • HSL24°, 49%, 34%
  • HSL Precise24.286°, 48.837%, 33.725%
  • HSV24°, 66%, 50%
  • HSB24°, 66%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.306, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.306, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.306, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID804E2C
  • DECIMAL ID8408620
  • Name Length5
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