Information about #C4A03F color

#C4A03F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C4A03F falls into the Orange Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 160, 63) — 76.9% red, 62.7% green, 24.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 14 / 52 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C4A03F reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rustic Gold (#C2A03D). Slightly further away sit Golden Spice (#C6973F) and Satin Sheen Gold (#CBA135).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 160, 63) — 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. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C4A03F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C4A03F color variations

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#C4A03F 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 #C4A03F

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

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4A03F
  • RGB196, 160, 63
  • CMYK0, 14, 52, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 160, 63)
  • HSL44°, 53%, 51%
  • HSL Precise43.759°, 52.988%, 50.784%
  • HSV44°, 68%, 77%
  • HSB44°, 68%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.627, 0.247)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.627, 0.247, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.627, 0.247)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC4A03F
  • DECIMAL ID12886079
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01