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#C9870D Color

#C9870D is rgb(201, 135, 13) in RGB, hsl(39, 88%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 94%, 21%) 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 5.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9870D
HEX#C9870D
RGBrgb(201, 135, 13)
HSLhsl(39, 88%, 42%)
HSVhsv(39, 94%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 94%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.14 73.9)
LABlab(61.99% 20.03 65.03)
LCHlch(61.99% 68.04 72.88)

What #C9870D 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 #C9870D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caramel#C68E17ΔE 5.18Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 7.67Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 7.71Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 8.74Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 9.51Gamboge#E49B0FΔE 10.66

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

#C9870D Channel Values

How #C9870D 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 135 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 88% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 94% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 94% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.02:1 vs white · 6.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9870D 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 text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9870D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9870D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9870D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9870D
Complementary
#0D4FC9
Analogous
#C9290D
Analogous
#ADC90D
Triadic
#0DC987
Triadic
#870DC9
Split comp.
#0DADC9
Split comp.
#290DC9

Tints & Shades of #C9870D

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

#F0A10F
#F2B036
#F5BF5C
#F7CE82
#F9DDA9
#FCECCF

Shades

#B1770B
#956409
#7D5408
#604006
#483005
#2B1D03

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9870D.

How #C9870D 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#C9870D
Protanopia#959508
Protanomaly#AC900A
Deuteranopia#A1A100
Deuteranomaly#B29700
Tritanopia#CE7F7F
Tritanomaly#CC8265
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C9870D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c9870d: #C9870D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9870D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9870d': '#C9870D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.529, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_c9870d">#C9870D</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9870D"

More Brown Colors

#C9870D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08e171001b0d04e155011c1917e05e001f0800e040001f1400db8f00241205db790034240e4619015036075c3f196935077a21008252218b6f47993300a8732ebd3000cc3300

#C9870D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9870D?

#C9870D is a mid-tone brown — rgb(201, 135, 13) in RGB and hsl(39, 88%, 42%) 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 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #C9870D?

#C9870D is rgb(201, 135, 13) — red 201, green 135, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9870D?

#C9870D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 94%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9870D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9870D scores 3.02:1 against white and 6.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9870D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9870D 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 7.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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