Information about Metallic Brass color
Basic facts about this digital color
#C49E5B is a pleasantly vivid orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Double Putty (#C09B59). Slightly further away sit Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E) and Vintage Orange (#C9995D).
In RGB terms — rgb(196, 158, 91) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Metallic Brass" in the Register.
Metallic Brass color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Metallic Brass color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Metallic Brass color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Metallic Brass color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Metallic Brass color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Metallic Brass 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Metallic Brass color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Metallic Brass
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#C09B59
#BE9D5E
#C9995D
#C39D64
#C39953
#CBA560
#C6A95E
#B99E56
#C19552
#BF9B67
#BBA151
#C19156
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C49E5B
- RGB196, 158, 91
- CMYK0, 15, 41, 23
- CSSrgb(196, 158, 91)
- HSL38°, 47%, 56%
- HSL Precise38.286°, 47.085%, 56.275%
- HSV38°, 54%, 77%
- HSB38°, 54%, 77%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
- GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.620, 0.357)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.620, 0.357, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.620, 0.357)
- Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDC49E5B
- DECIMAL ID12885595
- Name Length14
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- Counting from2025-01-01
