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#C57307 Color

#C57307 is rgb(197, 115, 7) in RGB, hsl(34, 93%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 96%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C57307
HEX#C57307
RGBrgb(197, 115, 7)
HSLhsl(34, 93%, 40%)
HSVhsv(34, 96%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 96%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.143 62.8)
LABlab(56.81% 28.63 62.41)
LCHlch(56.81% 68.66 65.36)

What #C57307 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 #C57307, 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 brown in the library.

#C57307 Channel Values

How #C57307 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 197 · G 115 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 93% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 96% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 96% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.6:1 vs white · 5.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C57307 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 text3.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C57307

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C57307; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C57307

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 #C57307.

How #C57307 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#C57307
Protanopia#868601
Protanomaly#A37F04
Deuteranopia#959500
Deuteranomaly#AA8900
Tritanopia#C86C6C
Tritanomaly#C76F55
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C57307 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c57307: #C57307;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C57307;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c57307': '#C57307' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.451, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_c57307">#C57307</color>
SVG fillfill="#C57307"

More Brown Colors

#C57307 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C57307 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C57307?

#C57307 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(197, 115, 7) in RGB and hsl(34, 93%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.34.

What is the RGB value of #C57307?

#C57307 is rgb(197, 115, 7) — red 197, green 115, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C57307?

#C57307 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 96%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C57307 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C57307 scores 3.6:1 against white and 5.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C57307 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C57307 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 11.67, which is visibly different.

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