Information about #C99D40 color

#C99D40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C99D40 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 157, 64) — 78.8% red, 61.6% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 17 / 54 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C99D40 reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning 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 Golden Spice (#C6973F). Slightly further away sit Rustic Gold (#C2A03D) and Satin Sheen Gold (#CBA135).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 157, 64) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C99D40 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C99D40 color variations

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

#C99D40 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C99D40 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C99D40 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C99D40 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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#C96640

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#C99D40 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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#5940C9
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#40B0C9
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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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#C95940
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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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#40C99E
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#9E40C9
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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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#6BC940
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#406BC9
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#9E40C9
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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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#40C959
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#406BC9
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#C940B0
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Nearest named colors to #C99D40

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

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Antique Gold Metallic color link
Antique Gold Metallic

#CFA94A

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

#C99D40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C99D40
  • RGB201, 157, 64
  • CMYK0, 17, 54, 21
  • HSL41°, 56%, 52%
  • HSL Precise40.73°, 55.918%, 51.961%
  • HSV41°, 68%, 79%
  • HSB41°, 68%, 79%
  • HEX IDC99D40
  • DECIMAL ID13212992
  • 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 RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
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