Information about #C98D55 color

#C98D55 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C98D55 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 141, 85) — 78.8% red, 55.3% green, 33.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 45 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #C98D55 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rustic Bronze (#CC9054). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Twine (#C19156) and Warm Wood (#CE8D5D).

The recipe behind #C98D55 is rgb(201, 141, 85), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C98D55 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C98D55 color variations

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#C98D55 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 #C98D55

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

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Warm Wood color link
Warm Wood

#CE8D5D

Amber Gold color link
Amber Gold

#C19552

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Raw Sienna color link
Raw Sienna

#D68A59

Whiskey Sour color link
Whiskey Sour

#D4915D

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Maple Syrup color link
Maple Syrup

#BB9351

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C98D55
  • RGB201, 141, 85
  • CMYK0, 24, 45, 21
  • CSSrgb(201, 141, 85)
  • HSL29°, 52%, 56%
  • HSL Precise28.966°, 51.786%, 56.078%
  • HSV29°, 58%, 79%
  • HSB29°, 58%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.553, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.553, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.553, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC98D55
  • DECIMAL ID13208917
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01