Information about #C68E61 color

#C68E61 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C68E61 falls into the Orange Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(198, 142, 97) — 77.6% red, 55.7% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 40 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C68E61 reads as a clearly saturated warm 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 White Tea (#C48E69). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Warm Wood (#CE8D5D) and Vintage Orange (#C9995D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(198, 142, 97)), which gives #C68E61 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C68E61: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. #C68E61 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C68E61 color variations

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

#C68E61 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 #C68E61

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

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Warm Wood color link
Warm Wood

#CE8D5D

Whiskey color link
Whiskey

#D29062

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

Whiskey Sour color link
Whiskey Sour

#D4915D

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C68E61
  • RGB198, 142, 97
  • CMYK0, 22, 40, 22
  • CSSrgb(198, 142, 97)
  • HSL27°, 47%, 58%
  • HSL Precise26.733°, 46.977%, 57.843%
  • HSV27°, 51%, 78%
  • HSB27°, 51%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.557, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.557, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.557, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC68E61
  • DECIMAL ID13012577
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01