Information about #D48C68 color

#D48C68 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D48C68 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(212, 140, 104) — 83.1% red, 54.9% green, 40.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 28 / 42 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#D48C68 is a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Whiskey (#D29062). Slightly further away sit Beethoven (#D1946C) and Florentine Pink (#D08363).

The recipe behind #D48C68 is rgb(212, 140, 104), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #D48C68: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#D48C68 color variations

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#D48C68 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 #D48C68

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

Whiskey color link
Whiskey

#D29062

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Whiskey Sour color link
Whiskey Sour

#D4915D

Warm Wood color link
Warm Wood

#CE8D5D

Feldspar color link
Feldspar

#D19275

Raw Sienna color link
Raw Sienna

#D68A59

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Apricot Tan color link
Apricot Tan

#DD9760

Burning Sand color link
Burning Sand

#D99376

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D48C68
  • RGB212, 140, 104
  • CMYK0, 28, 42, 17
  • CSSrgb(212, 140, 104)
  • HSL20°, 56%, 62%
  • HSL Precise20°, 55.67%, 61.961%
  • HSV20°, 51%, 83%
  • HSB20°, 51%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.831, 0.549, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.831, 0.549, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.831, 0.549, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDD48C68
  • DECIMAL ID13929576
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01