Information about #C5A249 color

#C5A249 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5A249 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(197, 162, 73) — 77.3% red, 63.5% green, 28.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 14 / 49 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated amber-leaning orange, #C5A249 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sundance (#C4AA4D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Antique Gold Metallic (#CFA94A) and Rustic Gold (#C2A03D).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 162, 73) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C5A249: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. #C5A249 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C5A249 color variations

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

#C5A249 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5A249 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5A249 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5A249 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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#C5A249 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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#6449C5
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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 #C5A249

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

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Antique Gold Metallic color link
Antique Gold Metallic

#CFA94A

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Amber Gold color link
Amber Gold

#C19552

Matte Goldenrod color link
Matte Goldenrod

#B7984A

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

#C5A249 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5A249
  • RGB197, 162, 73
  • CMYK0, 14, 49, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 162, 73)
  • HSL43°, 52%, 53%
  • HSL Precise43.065°, 51.667%, 52.941%
  • HSV43°, 63%, 77%
  • HSB43°, 63%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.635, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.635, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.635, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC5A249
  • DECIMAL ID12952137
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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