What color is #C6894C?

#C6894C is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Butter Bronze. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6894C?

The RGB value is 198, 137, 76: 198 red, 137 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6894C?

The complementary color is #4C89C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6894C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6894C color

#C6894C rgb(198, 137, 76)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C6894C is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 53.7% green and 29.8% blue (198, 137, 76).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 52% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 62% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Butter Bronze (#C88849), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#C6894C color codes

HEX	`#C6894C`
RGB	`rgb(198, 137, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 53.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 52%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 62%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 62%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.02, 17.05, 41.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.02, 44.89, 67.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.541, 30.422, 10.942)`
Decimal	`13011276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6894C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C6894C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6894C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C6894C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6894c; }
.text { color: #c6894c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6894c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 137 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6894c, #c6c64c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C6894C?: #C6894C is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Butter Bronze. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6894C?: The RGB value is 198, 137, 76: 198 red, 137 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6894C?: The complementary color is #4C89C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6894C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.