Information about #C86A1C color

#C86A1C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C86A1C falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(200, 106, 28) — 78.4% red, 41.6% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 37 / 67 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C86A1C is a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Chocolate (#D2691E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ochre (#CC7722) and Alloy Orange (#C46210).

In RGB terms — rgb(200, 106, 28) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. No one has named #C86A1C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C86A1C color variations

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

#C86A1C 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 #C86A1C

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

Chocolate color link
Chocolate

#D2691E

Ochre color link
Ochre

#CC7722

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Gold Ochre color link
Gold Ochre

#C77826

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Gold Brown color link
Gold Brown

#CB7E1F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C86A1C
  • RGB200, 106, 28
  • CMYK0, 37, 67, 22
  • CSSrgb(200, 106, 28)
  • HSL27°, 75%, 45%
  • HSL Precise27.209°, 75.439%, 44.706%
  • HSV27°, 86%, 78%
  • HSB27°, 86%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.784, 0.416, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.784, 0.416, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.784, 0.416, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC86A1C
  • DECIMAL ID13134364
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01