Information about #C6843E color

#C6843E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C6843E falls into the Orange Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(198, 132, 62) — 77.6% red, 51.8% green, 24.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 26 / 53 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C6843E reads as a confidently colored orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tiger Orange (#C88141). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Peru (#CD853F) and Golden Bell (#CA8136).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(198, 132, 62)), which gives #C6843E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C6843E: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C6843E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C6843E color variations

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#C6843E 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 #C6843E

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

Tiger Orange color link
Tiger Orange

#C88141

Peru color link
Peru

#CD853F

Golden Bell color link
Golden Bell

#CA8136

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Brandy Punch color link
Brandy Punch

#C07C40

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Bronze color link
Bronze

#CD7F32

Dixie color link
Dixie

#CD8431

Jandal color link
Jandal

#B78239

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6843E
  • RGB198, 132, 62
  • CMYK0, 26, 53, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 132, 62)
  • HSL31°, 54%, 51%
  • HSL Precise30.882°, 54.4%, 50.98%
  • HSV31°, 69%, 78%
  • HSB31°, 69%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.518, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.518, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.518, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC6843E
  • DECIMAL ID13009982
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01