Information about Vintage Orange color

#C9995D - Vintage Orange color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9995D, known as "Vintage Orange", falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 153, 93) — 78.8% red, 60% green, 36.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 19 / 42 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9995D presents itself as a pleasantly vivid orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Metallic Brass (#C49E5B). Slightly further away sit Brown Yellow (#CC9966) and Double Putty (#C09B59).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 153, 93) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Vintage Orange" in the Register.

Vintage Orange color variations

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

Vintage Orange 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 Vintage Orange

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Warm Wood color link
Warm Wood

#CE8D5D

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Whiskey Sour color link
Whiskey Sour

#D4915D

Whiskey color link
Whiskey

#D29062

Vintage Orange color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9995D
  • RGB201, 153, 93
  • CMYK0, 19, 42, 21
  • HSL33°, 50%, 58%
  • HSL Precise33.333°, 50%, 57.647%
  • HSV33°, 54%, 79%
  • HSB33°, 54%, 79%
  • HEX IDC9995D
  • DECIMAL ID13211997
  • Name Length14
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
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