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#C7947F Color

#C7947F is rgb(199, 148, 127) in RGB, hsl(18, 39%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 36%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Taupe (#BC987E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C7947F
HEX#C7947F
RGBrgb(199, 148, 127)
HSLhsl(18, 39%, 64%)
HSVhsv(18, 36%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 36%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.069 43.4)
LABlab(65.92% 17.74 19.03)
LCHlch(65.92% 26.02 47.01)

What #C7947F 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 #C7947F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Taupe#BC987EΔE 6.63Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 6.76Dusty Rose#DCAE96ΔE 9.43Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 10.25Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 12.26Café Au Lait#A67B5BΔE 12.31

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

#C7947F Channel Values

How #C7947F 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 199 · G 148 · B 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 39% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 36% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 36% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C7947F 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C7947F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C7947F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C7947F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C7947F
Complementary
#7FB2C7
Analogous
#C77F8E
Analogous
#C7B97F
Triadic
#7FC795
Triadic
#957FC7
Split comp.
#7FC7B9
Split comp.
#7F8EC7

Tints & Shades of #C7947F

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

#CFA491
#D7B2A3
#DEC1B5
#E5CDC3
#ECDCD4
#F4EAE6

Shades

#B97A5F
#A76549
#87523B
#6A412F
#4A2D21
#2E1C14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C7947F.

How #C7947F 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#C7947F
Protanopia#9E9E7F
Protanomaly#B09A7F
Deuteranopia#A7A77D
Deuteranomaly#B5A07E
Tritanopia#C99292
Tritanomaly#C8938B
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C7947F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c7947f: #C7947F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C7947F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c7947f': '#C7947F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.580, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_c7947f">#C7947F</color>
SVG fillfill="#C7947F"

More Orange Colors

#C7947F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#C7947F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C7947F?

#C7947F is a light orange — rgb(199, 148, 127) in RGB and hsl(18, 39%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Taupe (#BC987E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #C7947F?

#C7947F is rgb(199, 148, 127) — red 199, green 148, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C7947F?

#C7947F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 36%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C7947F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C7947F scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C7947F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C7947F 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.26, which is visibly different.

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