Information about #C46D3A color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #C46D3A reads as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Zest (#C6723B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Apricot Orange (#C96B3C) and Arazi (#C16E3F).
In RGB terms — rgb(196, 109, 58) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C46D3A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#C46D3A color variations
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#C46D3A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C46D3A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C46D3A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C46D3A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C46D3A color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #C46D3A color
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Nearest named colors to #C46D3A
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C46D3A
- RGB196, 109, 58
- CMYK0, 34, 54, 23
- CSSrgb(196, 109, 58)
- HSL22°, 54%, 50%
- HSL Precise22.174°, 54.331%, 49.804%
- HSV22°, 70%, 77%
- HSB22°, 70%, 77%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.227
- GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.427, 0.227)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.427, 0.227, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.427, 0.227)
- Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB22.7%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDC46D3A
- DECIMAL ID12873018
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
