Recognised as Colour

#C6A346

#C6A346
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#C6A346 is a orange with RGB values 198, 163, 70 and HSL 44°, 53%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#C6A346

RGBrgb(198, 163, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6392, 0.2745

RGB percentages77.6%, 63.9%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(43.6, 52.9%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(43.6, 64.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 17.7%, 64.6%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,017,926

CSS custom property--colour: #C6A346;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#395CB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4A13Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDAB4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Tritanopia#D6968Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.2 Peru · ΔE 20.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.8 Olive · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4669C6

Analogous#C66346, #A9C646

Triadic#46C6A3, #A346C6

Split complementary#46A9C6, #6346C6

Tetradic#46C663, #4669C6, #C646A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6F1E2

Lighter +30%#EADDBB

Lighter +20%#DECA94

Lighter +10%#D2B66D

Darker −10%#A68733

Darker −20%#7F6727

Darker −30%#58471B

Darker −40%#31280F

More saturated +25%#E4B128

Less saturated −25%#A89564

Channel breakdown

R198

G163

B70

Red198 (77.6%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue43.59°

Saturation (HSL)52.89%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G A3 · B 46

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