Information about #C97E40 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C97E40 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 126, 64) — 78.8% red, 49.4% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 54 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C97E40 reads as a pleasantly vivid warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tiger Orange (#C88141). Slightly further away sit Peru (#CD853F) and Brandy Punch (#C07C40).

The recipe behind #C97E40 is rgb(201, 126, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. #C97E40 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C97E40 color variations

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

#C97E40 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C97E40 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C97E40 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C97E40 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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#C97E40 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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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 #C97E40

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

Tiger Orange color link
Tiger Orange

#C88141

Peru color link
Peru

#CD853F

Brandy Punch color link
Brandy Punch

#C07C40

Golden Bell color link
Golden Bell

#CA8136

Hero color link
Hero

#D37C39

Zest color link
Zest

#C6723B

Apricot Buff color link
Apricot Buff

#CD7E4D

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Bronze color link
Bronze

#CD7F32

Chinese Bronze color link
Chinese Bronze

#CD8032

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Dixie color link
Dixie

#CD8431

#C97E40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C97E40
  • RGB201, 126, 64
  • CMYK0, 29, 54, 21
  • HSL27°, 56%, 52%
  • HSL Precise27.153°, 55.918%, 51.961%
  • HSV27°, 68%, 79%
  • HSB27°, 68%, 79%
  • HEX IDC97E40
  • DECIMAL ID13205056
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
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