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#A48D4E closest to Salted Capers

#A48D4E is a medium, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Salted Capers. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 55.3% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(164, 141, 78)). Its HSL value is 44° hue, 36% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 52% yellow and 36% black. #A48D4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.50:1.

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Variations of #A48D4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A48D4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A48D4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A48D4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9F9250
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A8B49
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9D8C4B
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9F9250
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A0904F
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0847E
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A88968
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8F8F8F
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #958F83

#A48D4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.23:1 Poor#A48D4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.50:1 Good#A48D4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A48D4E in CSS

/* Salted Capers */
.color { color: #A48D4E; }
.background { background-color: #A48D4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A48D4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(164 141 78);
color: hsl(44 36% 47%);
color: oklch(0.650 0.087 89.8);

#A48D4E FAQ

What color is #A48D4E?

#A48D4E is a medium, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Salted Capers. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A48D4E?

#A48D4E is rgb(164, 141, 78) in RGB, hsl(44, 36%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 52%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A48D4E?

The complementary color of #A48D4E is #4E65A4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A48D4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #A48D4E: 6.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A48D4E a warm or cool color?

#A48D4E is a warm color.