Information about #C48F5A color

#C48F5A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C48F5A falls into the Orange Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 143, 90) — 76.9% red, 56.1% green, 35.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 42 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C48F5A is a confidently colored orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Twine (#C19156). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rustic Bronze (#CC9054) and Amber Gold (#C19552).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 143, 90) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C48F5A: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C48F5A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C48F5A color variations

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

#C48F5A 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 #C48F5A

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

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Amber Gold color link
Amber Gold

#C19552

Warm Wood color link
Warm Wood

#CE8D5D

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Maple Syrup color link
Maple Syrup

#BB9351

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C48F5A
  • RGB196, 143, 90
  • CMYK0, 21, 42, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 143, 90)
  • HSL30°, 47%, 56%
  • HSL Precise30°, 47.321%, 56.078%
  • HSV30°, 54%, 77%
  • HSB30°, 54%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.561, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.561, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.561, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC48F5A
  • DECIMAL ID12881754
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01