Close to Espresso
#482E00
#482E00 is a very dark, vivid orange, close to the color Espresso. In RGB it’s made of 28.2% red, 18% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 38°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #482E00.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
12.60:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.67:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.60:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.67:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #482E00 as they’d see it.
#482E00 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #482E00
What color is #482E00?
#482E00 is a very dark, vivid orange, close to the color Espresso. In RGB it’s made of 28.2% red, 18% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 38°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #482E00 in RGB?
#482E00 is rgb(72, 46, 0): 72 red, 46 green, and 0 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #482E00 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 36, 100, 72). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #482E00?
PANTONE 161 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #482E00?
Its complement #25305F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.