Information about #C6AE2A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C6AE2A falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(198, 174, 42) — 77.6% red, 68.2% green, 16.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 61 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #C6AE2A carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Vintage Yellow (#CBA92B). Slightly further away sit Funk (#C6AA24) and Greenfinch (#BDA928).

The recipe behind #C6AE2A is rgb(198, 174, 42), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C6AE2A: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C6AE2A color variations

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

#C6AE2A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C6AE2A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C6AE2A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C6AE2A 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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#C6AE2A 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 #C6AE2A

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

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

Metallic Gold color link
Metallic Gold

#D3AF37

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

#C6AE2A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6AE2A
  • RGB198, 174, 42
  • CMYK0, 9, 61, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 174, 42)
  • HSL51°, 65%, 47%
  • HSL Precise50.769°, 65%, 47.059%
  • HSV51°, 79%, 78%
  • HSB51°, 79%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.682, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.682, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.682, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC6AE2A
  • DECIMAL ID13020714
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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