Information about #C74900 color

#C74900 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C74900 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(199, 73, 0) — 78% red, 28.6% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 49 / 78 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength warm orange, #C74900 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Brick Orange (#C14A09). Slightly further away sit Mahogany (#C04000) and Burnt Orange (#CC5500).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(199, 73, 0)), which gives #C74900 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #C74900: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C74900 color variations

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

#C74900 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C74900 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C74900 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B15C2C

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Grey

#808080

#C74900 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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#C60006

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#C74900 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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#001BC7
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#00C7AC
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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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#C7001B
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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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#00C749
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#4900C7
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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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#7EC700
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#007EC7
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#4900C7
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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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#007EC7
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#AC00C7
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Nearest named colors to #C74900

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

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Mahogany color link
Mahogany

#C04000

Burnt Orange color link
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

Syracuse Orange color link
Syracuse Orange

#D44500

Sinopia color link
Sinopia

#CB410B

Grenadier color link
Grenadier

#D54600

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Tawny color link
Tawny

#CD5700

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Rusty Orange color link
Rusty Orange

#CD5909

Terlingua Orange color link
Terlingua Orange

#C13C0F

Deep Orange color link
Deep Orange

#DC4D01

#C74900 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C74900
  • RGB199, 73, 0
  • CMYK0, 49, 78, 22
  • CSSrgb(199, 73, 0)
  • HSL22°, 100%, 39%
  • HSL Precise22.01°, 100%, 39.02%
  • HSV22°, 100%, 78%
  • HSB22°, 100%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.286, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.286, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.286, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDC74900
  • DECIMAL ID13060352
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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