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#CE6940 Color

#CE6940 is rgb(206, 105, 64) in RGB, hsl(17, 59%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 69%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE6940
HEX#CE6940
RGBrgb(206, 105, 64)
HSLhsl(17, 59%, 53%)
HSVhsv(17, 69%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 69%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.139 41.9)
LABlab(56.26% 38.59 41.61)
LCHlch(56.26% 56.75 47.15)

What #CE6940 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 #CE6940, 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.

#CE6940 Channel Values

How #CE6940 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 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 59% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 69% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 69% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE6940 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 text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CE6940

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE6940; 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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Tints & Shades of #CE6940

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

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How #CE6940 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#CE6940
Protanopia#82823F
Protanomaly#A6793F
Deuteranopia#959537
Deuteranomaly#AF853B
Tritanopia#D06565
Tritanomaly#CF6758
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE6940 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce6940: #CE6940;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE6940;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce6940': '#CE6940' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.412, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_ce6940">#CE6940</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE6940"

More Orange Colors

#CE6940 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CE6940 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE6940?

#CE6940 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(206, 105, 64) in RGB and hsl(17, 59%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.61.

What is the RGB value of #CE6940?

#CE6940 is rgb(206, 105, 64) — red 206, green 105, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE6940?

#CE6940 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 69%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE6940 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE6940 scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE6940 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE6940 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 15.17, which is visibly different.

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