Information about #C48C6E color

#C48C6E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C48C6E is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 140, 110) — 76.9% red, 54.9% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 34 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C48C6E presents itself as a pleasantly vivid warm orange — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from White Tea (#C48E69). Nearby in the Register you will also find Baroque (#CA9274) and Kalgoorie Sands (#BB8B67).

The recipe behind #C48C6E is rgb(196, 140, 110), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C48C6E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C48C6E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C48C6E color variations

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

#C48C6E 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C48C6E

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

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Baroque color link
Baroque

#CA9274

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Feldspar color link
Feldspar

#D19275

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C48C6E
  • RGB196, 140, 110
  • CMYK0, 22, 34, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 140, 110)
  • HSL21°, 42%, 60%
  • HSL Precise20.93°, 42.157%, 60%
  • HSV21°, 44%, 77%
  • HSB21°, 44%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.549, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.549, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.549, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC48C6E
  • DECIMAL ID12881006
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01