Information about #C6A66C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C6A66C falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(198, 166, 108) — 77.6% red, 65.1% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 35 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C6A66C reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Safari (#C0A469). Slightly further away sit Golden Thistle Yellow (#CAA375) and White Oak (#CE9F6F).

In RGB terms — rgb(198, 166, 108) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C6A66C: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C6A66C color variations

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

#C6A66C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C6A66C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C6A66C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C6A66C 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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#C6A66C 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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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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Nearest named colors to #C6A66C

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

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Golden Thistle Yellow color link
Golden Thistle Yellow

#CAA375

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

#C6A66C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6A66C
  • RGB198, 166, 108
  • CMYK0, 13, 35, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 166, 108)
  • HSL39°, 44%, 60%
  • HSL Precise38.667°, 44.118%, 60%
  • HSV39°, 45%, 78%
  • HSB39°, 45%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.651, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.651, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.651, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC6A66C
  • DECIMAL ID13018732
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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