#C18610 Color

#C18610 is rgb(193, 134, 16) in RGB, hsl(40, 85%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 92%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caramel (#C68E17), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C18610

HEX#C18610

RGBrgb(193, 134, 16)

HSLhsl(40, 85%, 41%)

HSVhsv(40, 92%, 76%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 92%, 24%)

OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.135 76.7)

LABlab(60.77% 17.09 63.10)

LCHlch(60.77% 65.37 74.85)

What #C18610 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 #C18610, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caramel#C68E17ΔE 3.26 Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 4.2 Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 8.01 Vivid Amber#CC9900ΔE 10.56 Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 10.88 Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 11.66

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

#C18610 Channel Values

How #C18610 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 193 · G 134 · B 16	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 40° · S 85% · L 41%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 40° · S 92% · V 76%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 31% · Y 92% · K 24%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.14:1 vs white · 6.69:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C18610 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C18610

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C18610; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #C18610

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C18610.

How #C18610 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#C18610

Protanopia#92920D

Protanomaly#A78E0E

Deuteranopia#9D9D00

Deuteranomaly#AC9401

Tritanopia#C67E7E

Tritanomaly#C48164

Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #C18610 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c18610: #C18610;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C18610;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c18610': '#C18610' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.525, blue: 0.063)

Android XML<color name="color_c18610">#C18610</color>

SVG fillfill="#C18610"

More Yellow Colors

#C18610 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#C18610 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C18610?

#C18610 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(193, 134, 16) in RGB and hsl(40, 85%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caramel (#C68E17), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.26.

What is the RGB value of #C18610?

#C18610 is rgb(193, 134, 16) — red 193, green 134, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C18610?

#C18610 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 92%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C18610 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C18610 scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C18610 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C18610 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 4.2, which is very hard to tell apart.

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