Information about #C6691A color

#C6691A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C6691A falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(198, 105, 26) — 77.6% red, 41.2% green, 10.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 47 / 87 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C6691A presents itself as a vivid, lively orange — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Alloy Orange (#C46210). Nearby in the Register you will also find Chocolate (#D2691E) and Ochre (#CC7722).

In RGB terms — rgb(198, 105, 26) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C6691A color variations

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#C6691A 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 #C6691A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Chocolate color link
Chocolate

#D2691E

Ochre color link
Ochre

#CC7722

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Gold Ochre color link
Gold Ochre

#C77826

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Christine color link
Christine

#BF652E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6691A
  • RGB198, 105, 26
  • CMYK0, 47, 87, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 105, 26)
  • HSL28°, 77%, 44%
  • HSL Precise27.558°, 76.786%, 43.922%
  • HSV28°, 87%, 78%
  • HSB28°, 87%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.412, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.412, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.412, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC6691A
  • DECIMAL ID13003034
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01