Information about #C6922A color

#C6922A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C6922A falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(198, 146, 42) — 77.6% red, 57.3% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 61 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C6922A reads as a vivid, lively orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dixie Chick (#C48F2A). Slightly further away sit Day's Eye (#C89828) and Nugget (#BC9229).

In RGB terms — rgb(198, 146, 42) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C6922A: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. No one has named #C6922A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C6922A color variations

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#C6922A 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 #C6922A

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

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Geebung color link
Geebung

#C5832E

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Dixie color link
Dixie

#CD8431

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6922A
  • RGB198, 146, 42
  • CMYK0, 20, 61, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 146, 42)
  • HSL40°, 65%, 47%
  • HSL Precise40°, 65%, 47.059%
  • HSV40°, 79%, 78%
  • HSB40°, 79%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.573, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.573, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.573, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC6922A
  • DECIMAL ID13013546
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01