Information about #C6AF3F color

#C6AF3F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C6AF3F belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(198, 175, 63) — 77.6% red, 68.6% green, 24.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 53 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C6AF3F reads as a confidently colored golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Warm Olive (#C7B63C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Old Gold (#CFB53B) and Billy T (#C1B943).

In RGB terms — rgb(198, 175, 63) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C6AF3F: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C6AF3F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C6AF3F color variations

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

#C6AF3F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C6AF3F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C6AF3F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C6AF3F 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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#C6AF3F 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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#C66C3F
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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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#C63F99
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Nearest named colors to #C6AF3F

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

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Metallic Gold color link
Metallic Gold

#D3AF37

Antique Gold Metallic color link
Antique Gold Metallic

#CFA94A

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Leo color link
Leo

#DAB135

#C6AF3F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6AF3F
  • RGB198, 175, 63
  • CMYK0, 9, 53, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 175, 63)
  • HSL50°, 54%, 51%
  • HSL Precise49.778°, 54.217%, 51.176%
  • HSV50°, 68%, 78%
  • HSB50°, 68%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.686, 0.247)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.686, 0.247, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.686, 0.247)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC6AF3F
  • DECIMAL ID13020991
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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