Information about #C6C06C color

#C6C06C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C6C06C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(198, 192, 108) — 77.6% red, 75.3% green, 42.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 35 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated golden yellow, #C6C06C has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70). Slightly further away sit Ginger Brown (#C9BE62) and Dark Khaki (#BDB76B).

The recipe behind #C6C06C is rgb(198, 192, 108), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C6C06C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C6C06C color variations

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#C6C06C 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 #C6C06C

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

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6C06C
  • RGB198, 192, 108
  • CMYK0, 2, 35, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 192, 108)
  • HSL56°, 44%, 60%
  • HSL Precise56°, 44.118%, 60%
  • HSV56°, 45%, 78%
  • HSB56°, 45%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.753, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.753, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.753, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC6C06C
  • DECIMAL ID13025388
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01