Recognised as Colour
#C6A85E
- #C6A85E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#C6A85E is a orange with RGB values 198, 168, 94 and HSL 43°, 48%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#C6A85E#C6A85E
HEX#C6A85E
RGBrgb(198, 168, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.6588, 0.3686
RGB percentages77.6%, 65.9%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(42.7, 47.7%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.7, 52.5%, 77.6%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 52.5%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,019,230
CSS custom property--colour: #C6A85E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#3957A1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E7CC6
Analogous#C6745E, #B0C65E
Triadic#5EC6A8, #A85EC6
Split complementary#5EB0C6, #745EC6
Tetradic#5EC674, #5E7CC6, #C65EB0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R198
G168
B94
Red198 (77.6%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue42.69°
Saturation (HSL)47.71%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C6 · G A8 · B 5E
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