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#C46731 Color

#C46731 is rgb(196, 103, 49) in RGB, hsl(22, 60%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 75%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Brown (#B5651D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C46731
HEX#C46731
RGBrgb(196, 103, 49)
HSLhsl(22, 60%, 48%)
HSVhsv(22, 75%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 75%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.136 48.2)
LABlab(54.23% 35.08 46.50)
LCHlch(54.23% 58.25 52.97)

What #C46731 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 #C46731, 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.

#C46731 Channel Values

How #C46731 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 196 · G 103 · B 498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 60% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 75% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 75% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.94:1 vs white · 5.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C46731 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 text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C46731

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C46731; 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 #C46731

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 #C46731.

How #C46731 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#C46731
Protanopia#7D7D2F
Protanomaly#9F7530
Deuteranopia#8F8F26
Deuteranomaly#A7812B
Tritanopia#C66262
Tritanomaly#C56453
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C46731 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c46731: #C46731;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C46731;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c46731': '#C46731' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.769, green: 0.404, blue: 0.192)
Android XML<color name="color_c46731">#C46731</color>
SVG fillfill="#C46731"

More Orange Colors

#C46731 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C46731 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C46731?

#C46731 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(196, 103, 49) in RGB and hsl(22, 60%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Brown (#B5651D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.19.

What is the RGB value of #C46731?

#C46731 is rgb(196, 103, 49) — red 196, green 103, and blue 49 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C46731?

#C46731 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 75%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C46731 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C46731 scores 3.94:1 against white and 5.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C46731 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C46731 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 12.05, which is visibly different.

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