Information about #C6A85D color

#C6A85D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C6A85D falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(198, 168, 93) — 77.6% red, 65.9% green, 36.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 41 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C6A85D presents itself as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Laser (#C6A95E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sand Brown (#CBA560) and Desert (#CCAD60).

In RGB terms — rgb(198, 168, 93) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C6A85D: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C6A85D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C6A85D color variations

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#C6A85D 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 #C6A85D

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

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6A85D
  • RGB198, 168, 93
  • CMYK0, 12, 41, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 168, 93)
  • HSL43°, 48%, 57%
  • HSL Precise42.857°, 47.945%, 57.059%
  • HSV43°, 53%, 78%
  • HSB43°, 53%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.659, 0.365)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.659, 0.365, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.659, 0.365)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC6A85D
  • DECIMAL ID13019229
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01