Information about #C38974 color

#C38974 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C38974 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 137, 116) — 76.5% red, 53.7% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 23 / 31 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C38974 reads as a mildly saturated warm orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Baroque (#CA9274). Slightly further away sit Brownish Pink (#C27E79) and White Tea (#C48E69).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(195, 137, 116)), which gives #C38974 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C38974: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. No one has named #C38974 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C38974 color variations

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

#C38974 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C38974 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C38974 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C38974 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C38974 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C38974

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

Baroque color link
Baroque

#CA9274

Brownish Pink color link
Brownish Pink

#C27E79

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Half Kalgoorie Sands color link
Half Kalgoorie Sands

#C19676

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

Brandy Rose color link
Brandy Rose

#B6857A

Amelie's Desert Rose color link
Amelie's Desert Rose

#C87B77

Kalgoorie Sands color link
Kalgoorie Sands

#BB8B67

Antique Brass color link
Antique Brass

#CD9575

Old Rose color link
Old Rose

#C08081

Feldspar color link
Feldspar

#D19275

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

#C38974 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C38974
  • RGB195, 137, 116
  • CMYK0, 23, 31, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 137, 116)
  • HSL16°, 40%, 61%
  • HSL Precise15.949°, 39.698%, 60.98%
  • HSV16°, 41%, 76%
  • HSB16°, 41%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.537, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.537, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.537, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC38974
  • DECIMAL ID12814708
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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