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#c48855 color: Butter Rum

#c48855 is rgb(196, 136, 85) in RGB and oklch(67.592% 0.09967 60.293) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

67.6%
0.100
60°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.00:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
7.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

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About #c48855

#c48855 is a soft orange color. In OKLCH it has 67.6% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 60°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3:1 contrast and black text 7:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Butter Rum (#c38650). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium orange colors

Lighter: #c48855 mixed with white

  1. c48855
  2. ca9466
  3. d1a077
  4. d7ab88
  5. ddb799
  6. e3c3aa
  7. e9cfbb
  8. eedbcc
  9. f4e7dd
  10. faf3ee

Darker: #c48855 mixed with black

  1. c48855
  2. aa7549
  3. 91633d
  4. 785231
  5. 614126
  6. 4a311c
  7. 352211
  8. 211308
  9. 0e0602
  10. 020100

Calmer: #c48855 with less saturation

  1. c48855
  2. c08a5d
  3. bc8c64
  4. b78d6b
  5. b38f72
  6. af9078
  7. aa927f
  8. a59385
  9. a1948b
  10. 9c9691

Questions about #c48855

What color is #c48855?

#c48855 is soft orange. The closest named color is Butter Rum. In RGB it is rgb(196, 136, 85), in HSL hsl(27.57, 48.47%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.592% 0.09967 60.293).

What colors go well with #c48855?

The complementary color of #c48855 is #599fce. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cd7f72 and #af9449. The triadic partners are #42ab9a and #a189cb.

Is white or black text more readable on #c48855?

Black text reads better on #c48855: white gives a contrast ratio of 3:1 and black gives 7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c48855 a warm or cool color?

#c48855 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 60 degrees, its lightness 67.6% and its chroma 0.1.