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#C06230 Color

#C06230 is rgb(192, 98, 48) in RGB, hsl(21, 60%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 75%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Brown (#B5651D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C06230
HEX#C06230
RGBrgb(192, 98, 48)
HSLhsl(21, 60%, 47%)
HSVhsv(21, 75%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 75%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.136 46.3)
LABlab(52.58% 35.94 45.13)
LCHlch(52.58% 57.69 51.47)

What #C06230 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C06230, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#C06230 Channel Values

How #C06230 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 192 · G 98 · B 488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 60% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 75% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 75% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.17:1 vs white · 5.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C06230 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C06230

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C06230; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C06230

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C06230.

How #C06230 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C06230
Protanopia#79792E
Protanomaly#9B712F
Deuteranopia#8A8A25
Deuteranomaly#A37C2A
Tritanopia#C25D5D
Tritanomaly#C15F4F
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C06230 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c06230: #C06230;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C06230;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c06230': '#C06230' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.384, blue: 0.188)
Android XML<color name="color_c06230">#C06230</color>
SVG fillfill="#C06230"

More Orange Colors

#C06230 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C06230 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C06230?

#C06230 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(192, 98, 48) in RGB and hsl(21, 60%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Brown (#B5651D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.35.

What is the RGB value of #C06230?

#C06230 is rgb(192, 98, 48) — red 192, green 98, and blue 48 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C06230?

#C06230 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 75%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C06230 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C06230 scores 4.17:1 against white and 5.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C06230 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C06230 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 13.09, which is visibly different.

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