What color is #C6A165?

#C6A165 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silence Is Golden. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6A165?

The RGB value is 198, 161, 101: 198 red, 161 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6A165?

The complementary color is #658AC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6A165?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6A165 color

#C6A165 rgb(198, 161, 101)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C6A165 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 63.1% green and 39.6% blue (198, 161, 101).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 46% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 49% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Silence Is Golden (#C2A06D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#C6A165 color codes

HEX	`#C6A165`
RGB	`rgb(198, 161, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 63.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 46%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 49%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 49%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, 6.04, 36.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 36.75, 80.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.384, 38.437, 17.707)`
Decimal	`13017445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6A165, 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 #C6A165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6A165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #C6A165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6a165; }
.text { color: #c6a165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6a165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 161 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6a165, #bbc665); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #C6A165?: #C6A165 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silence Is Golden. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6A165?: The RGB value is 198, 161, 101: 198 red, 161 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6A165?: The complementary color is #658AC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6A165?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.