Information about #C46840 color

#C46840 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C46840 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 104, 64) — 76.9% red, 40.8% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 36 / 52 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C46840 is a confidently colored amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Evermore (#BE6A3F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Terracotta (#CA6641) and Arazi (#C16E3F).

The recipe behind #C46840 is rgb(196, 104, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C46840: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C46840 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C46840 color variations

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

#C46840 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C46840 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C46840 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C46840 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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#C46840 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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#405AC4
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#40C4AA
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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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#40C468
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#6840C4
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #C46840

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

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Terracotta color link
Terracotta

#CA6641

Arazi color link
Arazi

#C16E3F

Apricot Orange color link
Apricot Orange

#C96B3C

Terracota color link
Terracota

#CB6843

Mischief color link
Mischief

#CB6946

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Zest color link
Zest

#C6723B

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Sunburnt Salmon color link
Sunburnt Salmon

#BF6C4A

Bamboo color link
Bamboo

#BA6F3F

Joie De Vivre color link
Joie De Vivre

#CF6548

#C46840 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C46840
  • RGB196, 104, 64
  • CMYK0, 36, 52, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 104, 64)
  • HSL18°, 53%, 51%
  • HSL Precise18.182°, 52.8%, 50.98%
  • HSV18°, 67%, 77%
  • HSB18°, 67%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.408, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.408, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.408, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC46840
  • DECIMAL ID12871744
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers35 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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