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#C09268 Color

#C09268 is rgb(192, 146, 104) in RGB, hsl(29, 41%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 46%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Camel (#C19A6B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C09268
HEX#C09268
RGBrgb(192, 146, 104)
HSLhsl(29, 41%, 58%)
HSVhsv(29, 46%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 46%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.08 63.3)
LABlab(64.30% 14.02 29.31)
LCHlch(64.30% 32.49 64.43)

What #C09268 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 #C09268, 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.

#C09268 Channel Values

How #C09268 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 146 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 41% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 46% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 46% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.78:1 vs white · 7.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C09268 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 text2.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C09268

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C09268; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C09268

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 #C09268.

How #C09268 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#C09268
Protanopia#9B9B68
Protanomaly#AB9868
Deuteranopia#A3A366
Deuteranomaly#AF9D67
Tritanopia#C38E8E
Tritanomaly#C28F80
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C09268 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c09268: #C09268;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C09268;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c09268': '#C09268' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.573, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_c09268">#C09268</color>
SVG fillfill="#C09268"

More Orange Colors

#C09268 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C09268 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C09268?

#C09268 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(192, 146, 104) in RGB and hsl(29, 41%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Camel (#C19A6B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.28.

What is the RGB value of #C09268?

#C09268 is rgb(192, 146, 104) — red 192, green 146, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C09268?

#C09268 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 46%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C09268 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C09268 scores 2.78:1 against white and 7.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C09268 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C09268 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 13.83, which is visibly different.

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