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#c68656 color: Maple Syrup Brown

#c68656 is rgb(198, 134, 86) in RGB and oklch(67.465% 0.10139 56.866) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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26°
100%

67.5%
0.101
57°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.02:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
6.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #c68656

#c68656 is a soft orange color. In OKLCH it has 67.5% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 57°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.02:1 contrast and black text 6.95:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Maple Syrup Brown (#c88554). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium orange colors

Lighter: #c68656 mixed with white

  1. c68656
  2. cc9267
  3. d29e78
  4. d8aa89
  5. deb69a
  6. e4c2aa
  7. eacebb
  8. efdacc
  9. f5e6dd
  10. faf3ee

Darker: #c68656 mixed with black

  1. c68656
  2. ac744a
  3. 92623e
  4. 7a5132
  5. 624027
  6. 4b301c
  7. 352112
  8. 211308
  9. 0e0602
  10. 020100

Calmer: #c68656 with less saturation

  1. c68656
  2. c2885e
  3. bd8a65
  4. b98c6c
  5. b48e72
  6. af8f79
  7. ab917f
  8. a69285
  9. a1948b
  10. 9c9591

Questions about #c68656

What color is #c68656?

#c68656 is soft orange. The closest named color is Maple Syrup Brown. In RGB it is rgb(198, 134, 86), in HSL hsl(25.71, 49.56%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.465% 0.10139 56.866).

What colors go well with #c68656?

The complementary color of #c68656 is #53a0cd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ce7e75 and #b29247. The triadic partners are #43ab95 and #9d89ce.

Is white or black text more readable on #c68656?

Black text reads better on #c68656: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and black gives 6.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c68656 a warm or cool color?

#c68656 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 57 degrees, its lightness 67.5% and its chroma 0.101.