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#C67906 — Vivid Orange

#C67906 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #C67906 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C67906 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0653C6; it also sits naturally between #C61906 and #B3C606. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C67906 · RGB 198, 121, 6

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Color values

HEX#C67906
RGB198, 121, 6
HSL36°, 94%, 40%
HSV36°, 97%, 78%
CMYK0%, 39%, 97%, 22%
XYZ30.16, 25.69, 3.54
Yxy25.69, 0.5078, 0.4326
CIE-Lab57.75, 23.17, 63.30
Hunter Lab50.69, 20.53, 29.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 78% · Green 47% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 97% · Key 22%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #C67906 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C67906 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C67906

.text { color: #C67906; }
.background { background-color: #C67906; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C67906; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(198, 121, 6); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 94%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C67906; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(198, 121, 6, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C67906; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(198, 121, 6, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C67906">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C67906">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C67906

#B26D06#A36405#8F5804#814F04#6D4303#593703#4A2D02#362102#281801#140C01

Tints of #C67906

#E48B07#F89A0D#F8A62A#F9B043#FABD61#FBC97E#FCD497#FDE0B5#FDEACE#FEF7EB

Tones of #C67906

#B97713#AA7422#9D712F#8F6E3D#826C4A#736959

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0653C6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.42:1 AA large only
Against black text6.14:1 AA

Best text color on #C67906: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C67906

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #C67906: ·

How #C67906 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #A5A422Deuteranopia · #A9AF29Tritanopia · #C2383D

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind yellow 600 · #CA8A04Tailwind amber 600 · #D97706Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C67906 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby
#F9E6A8 · #F2A900 · #CC6F00 · #4D2A00
Tender Orchard
#A81D4A · #DF462A · #C78311 · #B7CA1A
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415
Dusty Ruby Lagoon
#C47D1C · #E48044 · #1F6FDC · #BCC8F1
Royal Ruby Horizon
#165594 · #3999E1 · #C9741E · #F4DCCB
Wild Voyage
#C68A18 · #E7B737 · #5387EA · #B2C0F1

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CC6F00#C78311#B87415#C47D1C#C9741E#C68A18#C8831D#BB6E1A#B58515#B6660D#C3681A#D18B16

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C67905  ·  #C67907 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C67906?

#C67906 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 198, 121, 6). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C67906?

#C67906 is RGB 198, 121, 6 — HSL 36°, 94%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 97%, 22%.

What colors go with #C67906?

Its complement is #0653C6; analogous partners are #C61906 and #B3C606. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C67906 for text?

Black text on #C67906 has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.42:1.