Information about #C16E01 color

#C16E01 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C16E01 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(193, 110, 1) — 75.7% red, 43.1% green, 0.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 33 / 75 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength warm orange, #C16E01 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Indochine (#C26B03). Slightly further away sit Brown Orange (#B96902) and Browny Orange (#CA6B02).

The recipe behind #C16E01 is rgb(193, 110, 1), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C16E01 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C16E01 color variations

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#C16E01 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 #C16E01

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

Indochine color link
Indochine

#C26B03

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

Asda Orange color link
Asda Orange

#C86500

Dirty Orange color link
Dirty Orange

#C87606

Sedona color link
Sedona

#CC6600

Ginger color link
Ginger

#B06500

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C16E01
  • RGB193, 110, 1
  • CMYK0, 33, 75, 24
  • CSSrgb(193, 110, 1)
  • HSL34°, 99%, 38%
  • HSL Precise34.063°, 98.969%, 38.039%
  • HSV34°, 99%, 76%
  • HSB34°, 99%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.757, 0.431, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.757, 0.431, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.757, 0.431, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC16E01
  • DECIMAL ID12676609
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01