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#C38346 Color

#C38346 is rgb(195, 131, 70) in RGB, hsl(29, 51%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 64%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peru (#CD853F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C38346
HEX#C38346
RGBrgb(195, 131, 70)
HSLhsl(29, 51%, 52%)
HSVhsv(29, 64%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 64%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.11 62.5)
LABlab(60.59% 21.06 42.78)
LCHlch(60.59% 47.69 63.79)

What #C38346 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C38346, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#C38346 Channel Values

How #C38346 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 195 · G 131 · B 708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 51% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 64% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 64% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.16:1 vs white · 6.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C38346 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C38346

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C38346; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C38346

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C38346.

How #C38346 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C38346
Protanopia#919145
Protanomaly#A78B46
Deuteranopia#9C9C41
Deuteranomaly#AD9343
Tritanopia#C67D7D
Tritanomaly#C5806B
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C38346 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c38346: #C38346;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C38346;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c38346': '#C38346' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.514, blue: 0.275)
Android XML<color name="color_c38346">#C38346</color>
SVG fillfill="#C38346"

More Orange Colors

#C38346 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C38346 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C38346?

#C38346 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(195, 131, 70) in RGB and hsl(29, 51%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peru (#CD853F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.54.

What is the RGB value of #C38346?

#C38346 is rgb(195, 131, 70) — red 195, green 131, and blue 70 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C38346?

#C38346 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 64%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C38346 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C38346 scores 3.16:1 against white and 6.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C38346 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C38346 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 6.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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