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#C48003 Color

#C48003 is rgb(196, 128, 3) in RGB, hsl(39, 97%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 98%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C48003
HEX#C48003
RGBrgb(196, 128, 3)
HSLhsl(39, 97%, 39%)
HSVhsv(39, 98%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 98%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.14 72)
LABlab(59.67% 21.42 64.74)
LCHlch(59.67% 68.19 71.69)

What #C48003 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 #C48003, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 7.02Caramel#C68E17ΔE 7.29Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 7.65Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 8.61Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 9.19Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 11.27

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

#C48003 Channel Values

How #C48003 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 128 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 97% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 98% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 98% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C48003 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 text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C48003 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C48003

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C48003; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C48003
Complementary
#0347C4
Analogous
#C42003
Analogous
#A7C403
Triadic
#03C480
Triadic
#8003C4
Split comp.
#03A7C4
Split comp.
#2003C4

Tints & Shades of #C48003

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

#EC9B04
#FCAF22
#FCBE4A
#FDCE77
#FEDDA0
#FEEDCD

Shades

#AB7003
#925F02
#794F02
#5F3F01
#462E01
#2D1E01

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C48003.

How #C48003 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#C48003
Protanopia#8F8F00
Protanomaly#A78900
Deuteranopia#9B9B00
Deuteranomaly#AD9100
Tritanopia#C87878
Tritanomaly#C77B5F
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C48003 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c48003: #C48003;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C48003;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c48003': '#C48003' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.769, green: 0.502, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_c48003">#C48003</color>
SVG fillfill="#C48003"

More Brown Colors

#C48003 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08e171001b0d04e155011c1917e05e001f0800e040001f1400db8f00241205db790034240e4619015036075c3f196935077a21008252218b6f47993300a8732ebd3000cc3300

#C48003 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C48003?

#C48003 is a dark brown — rgb(196, 128, 3) in RGB and hsl(39, 97%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #C48003?

#C48003 is rgb(196, 128, 3) — red 196, green 128, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C48003?

#C48003 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 98%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C48003 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C48003 scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C48003 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C48003 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 8.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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