Information about #C6A25A color

#C6A25A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C6A25A is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(198, 162, 90) — 77.6% red, 63.5% green, 35.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 14 / 42 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #C6A25A feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Metallic Brass (#C49E5B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Laser (#C6A95E) and Sand Brown (#CBA560).

The recipe behind #C6A25A is rgb(198, 162, 90), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C6A25A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C6A25A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C6A25A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C6A25A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C6A25A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C6A25A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C6A25A 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
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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
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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
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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
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#A158C6
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#C658B3
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Nearest named colors to #C6A25A

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

Metallic Brass color link
Metallic Brass

#C49E5B

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Vintage Orange color link
Vintage Orange

#C9995D

Mind on a Million Gold color link
Mind on a Million Gold

#BE9D5E

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

#C6A25A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6A25A
  • RGB198, 162, 90
  • CMYK0, 14, 42, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 162, 90)
  • HSL40°, 49%, 56%
  • HSL Precise40°, 48.649%, 56.471%
  • HSV40°, 55%, 78%
  • HSB40°, 55%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.635, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.635, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.635, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC6A25A
  • DECIMAL ID13017690
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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