Information about #C4951F color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #C4951F reads as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Wazzup (#BC9425). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Day's Eye (#C89828) and Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B).
In RGB terms — rgb(196, 149, 31) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C4951F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#C4951F color variations
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#C4951F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C4951F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C4951F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C4951F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C4951F 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 #C4951F color
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Nearest named colors to #C4951F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BC9425
#C89828
#BC9B1B
#C48F2A
#BD9B16
#BC9229
#CA8D16
#CCA01D
#C58917
#B79826
#C9A227
#C7A317
#C4951F color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C4951F
- RGB196, 149, 31
- CMYK0, 18, 65, 23
- CSSrgb(196, 149, 31)
- HSL43°, 73%, 45%
- HSL Precise42.909°, 72.687%, 44.51%
- HSV43°, 84%, 77%
- HSB43°, 84%, 77%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
- GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.584, 0.122)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.584, 0.122, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.584, 0.122)
- Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDC4951F
- DECIMAL ID12883231
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
