Information about #D6942A color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #D6942A reads as a vivid, lively warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Buttercup (#DA9429). Slightly further away sit Fuel Yellow (#D19033) and Afterglow (#CE9732).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(214, 148, 42)), which gives #D6942A its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. #D6942A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#D6942A color variations
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#D6942A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#D6942A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#D6942A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#D6942A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#D6942A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #D6942A color
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Nearest named colors to #D6942A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#DA9429
#D19033
#CE9732
#C89828
#D7991C
#DAA428
#C48F2A
#E09D37
#CD8431
#DAA520
#CBA135
#CCA01D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#D6942A
- RGB214, 148, 42
- CMYK0, 26, 67, 16
- CSSrgb(214, 148, 42)
- HSL37°, 68%, 50%
- HSL Precise36.977°, 67.717%, 50.196%
- HSV37°, 80%, 84%
- HSB37°, 80%, 84%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.839
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
- GLSLvec3(0.839, 0.580, 0.165)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.839, 0.580, 0.165, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.839, 0.580, 0.165)
- Percentage of Red in RGB83.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDD6942A
- DECIMAL ID14062634
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
