#c68e00

Color #c68e00

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 6.36 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#c68e00

RGB

rgb(198, 142, 0)

HSL

hsl(43, 100%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43, 100%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.3%, 100%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(62.81, 11.61, 67.68)

LCH

lch(62.81, 68.67, 80.27)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.1414, 80.52)

HWB

hwb(43, 0%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0038c6

Analogous

#c62b00

#c68e00

#9bc600

Triadic

#c68e00

#00c68e

#8e00c6

Split-complementary

#c68e00

#009bc6

#2b00c6

Tetradic

#c68e00

#38c600

#0038c6

#8e00c6

Square

#c68e00

#00c62b

#0038c6

#c6009b

Shades

Color #c68e00 mixed toward black.

#a57600

#845f00

#634700

#422f00

#211800

Tints

Color #c68e00 mixed toward white.

#fab300

#ffc42f

#ffd363

#ffe297

#fff0cb

Tones

Color #c68e00 mixed toward gray.

#b58710

#a58021

#947831

#847142

#736a52

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b048 · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#b4b850 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#c46064 · ΔE 36.1

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 27

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c68e00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c68e00]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#c68e00 (#c68e00) is rgb(198, 142, 0) in RGB.

No, #c68e00 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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