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#CE470D Color

#CE470D is rgb(206, 71, 13) in RGB, hsl(18, 88%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 94%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE470D
HEX#CE470D
RGBrgb(206, 71, 13)
HSLhsl(18, 88%, 43%)
HSVhsv(18, 94%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 94%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.181 38.9)
LABlab(49.83% 52.78 58.04)
LCHlch(49.83% 78.45 47.72)

What #CE470D 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 #CE470D, 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.

#CE470D Channel Values

How #CE470D 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 206 · G 71 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 88% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 94% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 94% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.63:1 vs white · 4.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE470D 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.

TextWhite text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE470D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE470D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE470D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CE470D

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 #CE470D.

How #CE470D 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#CE470D
Protanopia#6F6F05
Protanomaly#9E6108
Deuteranopia#888800
Deuteranomaly#A97300
Tritanopia#CF4343
Tritanomaly#CF4434
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE470D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce470d: #CE470D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE470D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce470d': '#CE470D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.278, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_ce470d">#CE470D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE470D"

More Brown Colors

#CE470D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CE470D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE470D?

#CE470D is a mid-tone brown — rgb(206, 71, 13) in RGB and hsl(18, 88%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sinopia (#CB410B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.03.

What is the RGB value of #CE470D?

#CE470D is rgb(206, 71, 13) — red 206, green 71, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE470D?

#CE470D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 94%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE470D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CE470D scores 4.63:1 against white and 4.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE470D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE470D 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 15.17, which is visibly different.

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