Information about #C48B5A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#C48B5A falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 139, 90) — 76.9% red, 54.5% green, 35.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 42 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C48B5A reads as a confidently colored orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Twine (#C19156). Nearby in the Register you will also find Warm Wood (#CE8D5D) and Deer (#BA8759).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 139, 90) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. No one has named #C48B5A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C48B5A color variations

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

#C48B5A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C48B5A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C48B5A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C48B5A 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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#C48B5A 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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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 #C48B5A

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

Warm Wood color link
Warm Wood

#CE8D5D

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Rustic Bronze color link
Rustic Bronze

#CC9054

Peach Schnapps color link
Peach Schnapps

#C68059

Amber Gold color link
Amber Gold

#C19552

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Maple Syrup color link
Maple Syrup

#BB9351

Vintage Orange color link
Vintage Orange

#C9995D

Apricot Brown color link
Apricot Brown

#CC7E5B

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

#C48B5A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C48B5A
  • RGB196, 139, 90
  • CMYK0, 22, 42, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 139, 90)
  • HSL28°, 47%, 56%
  • HSL Precise27.736°, 47.321%, 56.078%
  • HSV28°, 54%, 77%
  • HSB28°, 54%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.545, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.545, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.545, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC48B5A
  • DECIMAL ID12880730
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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