#c6a261

Color #c6a261

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Burlywood #deb887 · ΔE 12.2 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c6a261

RGB

rgb(198, 162, 97)

HSL

hsl(38.6, 47%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.6, 51%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 51%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(68.54, 5.12, 38.58)

LCH

lch(68.54, 38.92, 82.44)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0936, 81.21)

HWB

hwb(38.6, 38%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6185c6

Analogous

#c66f61

#c6a261

#b7c661

Triadic

#c6a261

#61c6a2

#a261c6

Split-complementary

#c6a261

#61b7c6

#6f61c6

Tetradic

#c6a261

#85c661

#6185c6

#a261c6

Square

#c6a261

#61c66f

#6185c6

#c661b7

Shades

Color #c6a261 mixed toward black.

#b58b41

#906f34

#6c5427

#48381a

#241c0d

Tints

Color #c6a261 mixed toward white.

#cfb17b

#d9c196

#e2d0b0

#ece0ca

#f5efe5

Tones

Color #c6a261 mixed toward gray.

#be9f69

#b59d72

#ad9b7a

#a49883

#9c968b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b775 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#babc79 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#c48285 · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6a261;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6a261]

Related colors

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#c6a261 (#c6a261) is rgb(198, 162, 97) in RGB.

No, #c6a261 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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