Information about #C48C68 color

#C48C68 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C48C68 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(196, 140, 104) (76.9% red, 54.9% green, 40.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 22 / 36 / 23 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C48C68 presents itself as a confidently colored orange — one 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 almost identical to White Tea (#C48E69). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Kalgoorie Sands (#BB8B67) and Alamo (#BA8C66).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 140, 104) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C48C68: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C48C68 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C48C68 color variations

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#C48C68 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 #C48C68

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

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Baroque color link
Baroque

#CA9274

Warm Wood color link
Warm Wood

#CE8D5D

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

Whiskey color link
Whiskey

#D29062

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C48C68
  • RGB196, 140, 104
  • CMYK0, 22, 36, 23
  • CSSrgb(196, 140, 104)
  • HSL23°, 44%, 59%
  • HSL Precise23.478°, 43.81%, 58.824%
  • HSV23°, 47%, 77%
  • HSB23°, 47%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.549, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.549, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.549, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDC48C68
  • DECIMAL ID12881000
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01