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#C67F15 Color

#C67F15 is rgb(198, 127, 21) in RGB, hsl(36, 81%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 89%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C67F15
HEX#C67F15
RGBrgb(198, 127, 21)
HSLhsl(36, 81%, 43%)
HSVhsv(36, 89%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 89%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.137 69.2)
LABlab(59.73% 22.98 61.61)
LCHlch(59.73% 65.76 69.54)

What #C67F15 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 #C67F15, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 6.67Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 6.84Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 8.16Caramel#C68E17ΔE 8.84Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 9.54Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 9.97

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

#C67F15 Channel Values

How #C67F15 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 198 · G 127 · B 218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 81% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 89% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 89% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C67F15 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 text6.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C67F15 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C67F15

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C67F15; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C67F15
Complementary
#155CC6
Analogous
#C62715
Analogous
#B5C615
Triadic
#15C67F
Triadic
#7F15C6
Split comp.
#15B5C6
Split comp.
#2715C6

Tints & Shades of #C67F15

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

#E7961D
#EBA742
#EFB867
#F2C787
#F6D9AC
#FAEAD1

Shades

#AB6E12
#945F10
#784D0D
#613E0A
#452C07
#2E1E05

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C67F15.

How #C67F15 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#C67F15
Protanopia#8E8E12
Protanomaly#A88913
Deuteranopia#9B9B00
Deuteranomaly#AE9105
Tritanopia#CA7878
Tritanomaly#C87B5F
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C67F15 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c67f15: #C67F15;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C67F15;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c67f15': '#C67F15' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.776, green: 0.498, blue: 0.082)
Android XML<color name="color_c67f15">#C67F15</color>
SVG fillfill="#C67F15"

More Brown Colors

#C67F15 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08e171001b0d04e155011c1917e05e001f0800e040001f1400db8f00241205db790034240e4619015036075c3f196935077a21008252218b6f47993300a8732ebd3000cc3300

#C67F15 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C67F15?

#C67F15 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(198, 127, 21) in RGB and hsl(36, 81%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.67.

What is the RGB value of #C67F15?

#C67F15 is rgb(198, 127, 21) — red 198, green 127, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C67F15?

#C67F15 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 89%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C67F15 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C67F15 scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C67F15 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C67F15 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 9.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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