What color is #C6904F?

#C6904F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Caramel Macchiato. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6904F?

The RGB value is 198, 144, 79: 198 red, 144 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6904F?

The complementary color is #4F85C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6904F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6904F color

#C6904F rgb(198, 144, 79)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C6904F is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 56.5% green and 31% blue (198, 144, 79).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 51% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 60% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Macchiato (#C58D4B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#C6904F color codes

HEX	`#C6904F`
RGB	`rgb(198, 144, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 56.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 51%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 60%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 60%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.77, 13.43, 42.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.77, 44.15, 72.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.675, 32.519, 11.846)`
Decimal	`13013071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6904F, 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 #C6904F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6904F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #C6904F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6904f; }
.text { color: #c6904f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6904f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 144 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6904f, #c1c64f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #C6904F?: #C6904F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Caramel Macchiato. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6904F?: The RGB value is 198, 144, 79: 198 red, 144 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6904F?: The complementary color is #4F85C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6904F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.