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#C97003 Color

#C97003 is rgb(201, 112, 3) in RGB, hsl(33, 97%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 99%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C97003
HEX#C97003
RGBrgb(201, 112, 3)
HSLhsl(33, 97%, 40%)
HSVhsv(33, 99%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 99%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.148 59.8)
LABlab(56.70% 31.80 63.40)
LCHlch(56.70% 70.93 63.36)

What #C97003 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 #C97003, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 5.05Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 6.67Alloy Orange#C46210ΔE 8.18Chocolate#D2691EΔE 9.46Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 10.85Metallic Orange#DA680FΔE 10.89

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

#C97003 Channel Values

How #C97003 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 201 · G 112 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 97% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 99% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 99% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.62:1 vs white · 5.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C97003 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 text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C97003 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C97003

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C97003; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C97003
Complementary
#035CC9
Analogous
#C90D03
Analogous
#BFC903
Triadic
#03C970
Triadic
#7003C9
Split comp.
#03BFC9
Split comp.
#0D03C9

Tints & Shades of #C97003

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

#F18604
#FC9C27
#FCAE4F
#FDC177
#FED3A0
#FEE8CD

Shades

#B06203
#975402
#7E4602
#5F3501
#462701
#2D1901

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C97003.

How #C97003 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#C97003
Protanopia#858500
Protanomaly#A57D00
Deuteranopia#959500
Deuteranomaly#AC8800
Tritanopia#CC6969
Tritanomaly#CB6C52
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C97003 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c97003: #C97003;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C97003;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c97003': '#C97003' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.439, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_c97003">#C97003</color>
SVG fillfill="#C97003"

More Brown Colors

#C97003 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C97003 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C97003?

#C97003 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(201, 112, 3) in RGB and hsl(33, 97%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #C97003?

#C97003 is rgb(201, 112, 3) — red 201, green 112, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C97003?

#C97003 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 99%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C97003 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C97003 scores 3.62:1 against white and 5.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C97003 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C97003 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 9.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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