Information about #C6AF89 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#C6AF89 presents itself as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Khaki Traditional (#C4B289). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Canterbury Clay (#C6AE83) and Matchstick (#C3B38D).
In RGB terms — rgb(198, 175, 137) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C6AF89: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. #C6AF89 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#C6AF89 color variations
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#C6AF89 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C6AF89 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C6AF89 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C6AF89 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C6AF89 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 #C6AF89 color
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Nearest named colors to #C6AF89
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C4B289
#C6AE83
#C3B38D
#BEAE8A
#C7A68B
#C1A78B
#C2B280
#C8AD7F
#CDAA8F
#C1AF93
#BFAF92
#C7B882
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C6AF89
- RGB198, 175, 137
- CMYK0, 9, 24, 22
- CSSrgb(198, 175, 137)
- HSL37°, 35%, 66%
- HSL Precise37.377°, 34.857%, 65.686%
- HSV37°, 31%, 78%
- HSB37°, 31%, 78%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
- GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.686, 0.537)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.686, 0.537, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.686, 0.537)
- Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC6AF89
- DECIMAL ID13021065
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
