Recognised as Colour
#C6A460
- #C6A460
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Burlywood
#C6A460 is a orange with RGB values 198, 164, 96 and HSL 40°, 47%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#C6A460#C6A460
HEX#C6A460
RGBrgb(198, 164, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6431, 0.3765
RGB percentages77.6%, 64.3%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(40, 47.2%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 51.5%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 17.2%, 51.5%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,018,208
CSS custom property--colour: #C6A460;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#395B9F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6082C6
Analogous#C67160, #B5C660
Triadic#60C6A4, #A460C6
Split complementary#60B5C6, #7160C6
Tetradic#60C671, #6082C6, #C660B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G164
B96
Red198 (77.6%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)47.22%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G A4 · B 60
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