Information about #C6AE8F color

#C6AE8F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C6AE8F belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(198, 174, 143) — 77.6% red, 68.2% green, 56.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 22 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C6AE8F reads as a mildly saturated warm orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Matchstick (#C3B38D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Half Doeskin (#C1AF93) and Khaki Traditional (#C4B289).

The recipe behind #C6AE8F is rgb(198, 174, 143), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C6AE8F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C6AE8F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C6AE8F color variations

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

#C6AE8F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C6AE8F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C6AE8F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C6AE8F 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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#C6AE8F 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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#C7938F
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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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#C78FC3
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Nearest named colors to #C6AE8F

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

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

Half Doeskin color link
Half Doeskin

#C1AF93

Khaki Traditional color link
Khaki Traditional

#C4B289

Pale Khaki color link
Pale Khaki

#BFAF92

Quarter Kalgoorie Sands color link
Quarter Kalgoorie Sands

#CDAA8F

Arabian Beige color link
Arabian Beige

#CEAD91

Moleskin color link
Moleskin

#C6AA97

Best Beige color link
Best Beige

#C7A68B

Triple Fossil color link
Triple Fossil

#BEB291

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Tabby color link
Tabby

#C5B298

#C6AE8F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6AE8F
  • RGB198, 174, 143
  • CMYK0, 9, 22, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 174, 143)
  • HSL34°, 33%, 67%
  • HSL Precise33.818°, 32.544%, 66.863%
  • HSV34°, 28%, 78%
  • HSB34°, 28%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.682, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.682, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.682, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC6AE8F
  • DECIMAL ID13020815
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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