Information about #C48C12 color

#C48C12 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C48C12 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(196, 140, 18) — 76.9% red, 54.9% green, 7.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 22 / 70 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored amber-leaning orange, #C48C12 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cinnamon (#C58917). Slightly further away sit Desert Yellow (#CA8D16) and Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 140, 18) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C48C12: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C48C12 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C48C12 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C48C12 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C48C12 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C48C12 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C34412

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#C48C12 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#12C48C
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#8C12C4
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#4BC412
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#124BC4
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#8C12C4
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#12C433
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#124BC4
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#C412A3
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Nearest named colors to #C48C12

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

Dark Goldenrod color link
Dark Goldenrod

#B8860B

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Egypt Gold color link
Egypt Gold

#C09300

Gold Brown color link
Gold Brown

#CB7E1F

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

#C48C12 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C48C12
  • RGB196, 140, 18
  • CMYK0, 22, 70, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 140, 18)
  • HSL41°, 83%, 42%
  • HSL Precise41.124°, 83.178%, 41.961%
  • HSV41°, 91%, 77%
  • HSB41°, 91%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.549, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.549, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.549, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC48C12
  • DECIMAL ID12880914
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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