Information about #C6970C color

#C6970C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C6970C belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(198, 151, 12) — 77.6% red, 59.2% green, 4.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 18 / 73 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C6970C is a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ocher (#BF9B0C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ocre (#C69C04) and Yellow Ochre (#CB9D06).

In RGB terms — rgb(198, 151, 12) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C6970C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.8:1 (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.

#C6970C color variations

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

#C6970C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C6970C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C6970C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AE9034

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Grey

#808080

#C6970C 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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#C6970C 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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#0C97C6
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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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#C63A0C
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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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#0CC697
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#970CC6
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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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#3AC60C
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#0C3AC6
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#970CC6
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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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#0CC63A
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#0C3AC6
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#C60C97
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Nearest named colors to #C6970C

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

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Vivid Amber color link
Vivid Amber

#CC9900

Egypt Gold color link
Egypt Gold

#C09300

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

#C6970C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6970C
  • RGB198, 151, 12
  • CMYK0, 18, 73, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 151, 12)
  • HSL45°, 89%, 41%
  • HSL Precise44.839°, 88.571%, 41.176%
  • HSV45°, 94%, 78%
  • HSB45°, 94%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.592, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.592, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.592, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC6970C
  • DECIMAL ID13014796
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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