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#C58207 Color

#C58207 is rgb(197, 130, 7) in RGB, hsl(39, 93%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 96%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caramel (#C68E17), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C58207
HEX#C58207
RGBrgb(197, 130, 7)
HSLhsl(39, 93%, 40%)
HSVhsv(39, 96%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 96%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.139 72.7)
LABlab(60.28% 20.84 64.56)
LCHlch(60.28% 67.84 72.11)

What #C58207 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 #C58207, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caramel#C68E17ΔE 6.47Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 7.66Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 7.91Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 8.03Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 8.94Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 11.66

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

#C58207 Channel Values

How #C58207 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 130 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 93% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 96% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 96% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.2:1 vs white · 6.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C58207 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 text3.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C58207 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C58207

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C58207; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C58207
Complementary
#074AC5
Analogous
#C52407
Analogous
#A8C507
Triadic
#07C582
Triadic
#8207C5
Split comp.
#07A8C5
Split comp.
#2407C5

Tints & Shades of #C58207

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

#EC9D09
#F7B02B
#F9BF53
#FACD7A
#FCDCA1
#FDEDCE

Shades

#AC7206
#946205
#7B5204
#5E3E03
#452E02
#2C1D02

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C58207.

How #C58207 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#C58207
Protanopia#909002
Protanomaly#A88B04
Deuteranopia#9C9C00
Deuteranomaly#AE9300
Tritanopia#C97A7A
Tritanomaly#C87D60
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C58207 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c58207: #C58207;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C58207;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c58207': '#C58207' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.510, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_c58207">#C58207</color>
SVG fillfill="#C58207"

More Brown Colors

#C58207 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08e171001b0d04e155011c1917e05e001f0800e040001f1400db8f00241205db790034240e4619015036075c3f196935077a21008252218b6f47993300a8732ebd3000cc3300

#C58207 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C58207?

#C58207 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(197, 130, 7) in RGB and hsl(39, 93%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caramel (#C68E17), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.47.

What is the RGB value of #C58207?

#C58207 is rgb(197, 130, 7) — red 197, green 130, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C58207?

#C58207 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 96%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C58207 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C58207 scores 3.2:1 against white and 6.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C58207 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C58207 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 8.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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