#c48427

Color #c48427

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 9.56 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c48427

RGB

rgb(196, 132, 39)

HSL

hsl(35.5, 66.8%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.5, 80.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.7%, 80.1%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(60.24, 16.98, 56.43)

LCH

lch(60.24, 58.93, 73.25)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.129, 71.19)

HWB

hwb(35.5, 15.3%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2767c4

Analogous

#c43527

#c48427

#b6c427

Triadic

#c48427

#27c484

#8427c4

Split-complementary

#c48427

#27b6c4

#3527c4

Tetradic

#c48427

#67c427

#2767c4

#8427c4

Square

#c48427

#27c435

#2767c4

#c427b6

Shades

Color #c48427 mixed toward black.

#a36e21

#83581a

#624214

#412c0d

#211607

Tints

Color #c48427 mixed toward white.

#d99a40

#e1af66

#e8c38c

#f0d7b3

#f7ebd9

Tones

Color #c48427 mixed toward gray.

#b78234

#aa7f41

#9d7d4e

#907a5b

#837868

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac4b · ΔE 21.2

Deuteranopia

#b0b452 · ΔE 23.1

Tritanopia

#c15e61 · ΔE 29.8

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c48427;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c48427]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Burlywood #deb887

Frequently asked questions

#c48427 (#c48427) is rgb(196, 132, 39) in RGB.

No, #c48427 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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