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#CD670E Color

#CD670E is rgb(205, 103, 14) in RGB, hsl(28, 87%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 93%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chocolate (#D2691E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD670E
HEX#CD670E
RGBrgb(205, 103, 14)
HSLhsl(28, 87%, 43%)
HSVhsv(28, 93%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 93%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.155 52.6)
LABlab(55.41% 38.02 60.94)
LCHlch(55.41% 71.83 58.04)

What #CD670E 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 #CD670E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CD670E Channel Values

How #CD670E 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 205 · G 103 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 87% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 93% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 93% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.79:1 vs white · 5.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD670E 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 text3.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD670E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD670E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD670E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CD670E

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD670E.

How #CD670E 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#CD670E
Protanopia#808007
Protanomaly#A5770A
Deuteranopia#939300
Deuteranomaly#AD8400
Tritanopia#CF6161
Tritanomaly#CE634C
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD670E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd670e: #CD670E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD670E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd670e': '#CD670E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.404, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_cd670e">#CD670E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD670E"

More Brown Colors

#CD670E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD670E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD670E?

#CD670E is a mid-tone brown — rgb(205, 103, 14) in RGB and hsl(28, 87%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chocolate (#D2691E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.8.

What is the RGB value of #CD670E?

#CD670E is rgb(205, 103, 14) — red 205, green 103, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD670E?

#CD670E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 93%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD670E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD670E scores 3.79:1 against white and 5.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD670E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD670E 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 3.8, which is very hard to tell apart.

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