Alloy Orange (#C46210)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.12:1 — vs black: 5.10:1

Color values

  • HEX #C46210
  • RGB rgb(196, 98, 16)
  • HSL hsl(27, 91%, 76%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 50, 91.84, 23.14 )

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C46210 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Alloy Orange
#C46210 Base
#1072C4
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Alloy Orange
#C46210 Base
#C41018
#C4BC10
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Alloy Orange
#C46210 Base
#10C462
#6210C4
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Alloy Orange
#C46210 Base
#10C4BC
#1018C4
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Alloy Orange
#C46210 Base
#18C410
#1072C4
#BC10C4
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Alloy Orange
#C46210 Base
#371B04
#7D3F0A
#9E4F0D
#EA7513
#EE8832
#F4B179
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Alloy Orange, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#180C02
#3A1D05
#5D2E08
#7F400A
#A1510D
Alloy Orange #C46210 Base
#ED7C1E
#F19950
#F5B783
#F9D4B5
#FDF1E7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #C46210. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #C46210;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #C46210;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #C46210;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #C46210,
        #8EC9FA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #C46210,
        #8EC9FA
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$alloy-orange: #C46210;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$alloy-orange-r: 196;
$alloy-orange-g: 98;
$alloy-orange-b: 16;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $alloy-orange;
    color: rgba($alloy-orange-r, $alloy-orange-g, $alloy-orange-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Alloy Orange appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #C46210 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #888800 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #727214 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #C65C5C Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #7D7D7D Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Alloy Orange ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Alloy Orange #C46210 Base
Ruddy Brown #BB6528 ΔE 2.97
Light Brown #B5651D ΔE 3.57
Chocolate #D2691E ΔE 3.72
Tawny #CD5700 ΔE 3.81

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.