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#CE6922 Color

#CE6922 is rgb(206, 105, 34) in RGB, hsl(25, 72%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 83%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chocolate (#D2691E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE6922
HEX#CE6922
RGBrgb(206, 105, 34)
HSLhsl(25, 72%, 47%)
HSVhsv(25, 83%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 83%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.15 50.5)
LABlab(56.04% 37.72 55.32)
LCHlch(56.04% 66.95 55.71)

What #CE6922 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 #CE6922, 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.

#CE6922 Channel Values

How #CE6922 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 206 · G 105 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 72% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 83% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 83% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.7:1 vs white · 5.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE6922 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 text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE6922 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE6922

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE6922; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CE6922

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 #CE6922.

How #CE6922 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#CE6922
Protanopia#82821F
Protanomaly#A67920
Deuteranopia#959509
Deuteranomaly#AF8516
Tritanopia#D06363
Tritanomaly#CF6651
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE6922 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce6922: #CE6922;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE6922;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce6922': '#CE6922' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.412, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_ce6922">#CE6922</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE6922"

More Orange Colors

#CE6922 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CE6922 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE6922?

#CE6922 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(206, 105, 34) in RGB and hsl(25, 72%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chocolate (#D2691E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.76.

What is the RGB value of #CE6922?

#CE6922 is rgb(206, 105, 34) — red 206, green 105, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE6922?

#CE6922 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 83%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE6922 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE6922 scores 3.7:1 against white and 5.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE6922 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE6922 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 2.76, which is very hard to tell apart.

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