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Recognised as Colour

#C6A46D

  • #C6A46D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Burlywood

#C6A46D is a orange with RGB values 198, 164, 109 and HSL 37°, 44%, 60%. 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

#C6A46D#C6A46D
HEX#C6A46D
RGBrgb(198, 164, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6431, 0.4275
RGB percentages77.6%, 64.3%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(37.1, 43.8%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.1, 44.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 17.2%, 44.9%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,018,221
CSS custom property--colour: #C6A46D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#395B92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2A469no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAAC6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D39A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Burlywood · ΔE 8.6Tan · ΔE 10.5Dark khaki · ΔE 15.8Navajo white · ΔE 21.4Wheat · ΔE 22.4Sandy brown · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourBurlywood (#DEB887)ΔE 8.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D8FC6
Analogous#C6776D, #BCC66D
Triadic#6DC6A4, #A46DC6
Split complementary#6DBCC6, #776DC6
Tetradic#6DC677, #6D8FC6, #C66DBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1E9DB
Lighter +20%#E3D2B6
Lighter +10%#D4BB92
Darker −10%#B88D48
Darker −20%#93713A
Darker −30%#6F552B
Darker −40%#4A391D
More saturated +25%#DFAA54
Less saturated −25%#AD9E86

Channel breakdown

R198
G164
B109
Red198 (77.6%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue37.08°
Saturation (HSL)43.84%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G A4 · B 6D

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