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#CE740D Color

#CE740D is rgb(206, 116, 13) in RGB, hsl(32, 88%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 94%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE740D
HEX#CE740D
RGBrgb(206, 116, 13)
HSLhsl(32, 88%, 43%)
HSVhsv(32, 94%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 94%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.149 59.7)
LABlab(58.30% 31.93 63.03)
LCHlch(58.30% 70.65 63.13)

What #CE740D 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 #CE740D, 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.

#CE740D Channel Values

How #CE740D 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 116 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 88% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 94% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 94% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.43:1 vs white · 6.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE740D 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 text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE740D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE740D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE740D; 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 #CE740D

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 #CE740D.

How #CE740D 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#CE740D
Protanopia#898907
Protanomaly#A98109
Deuteranopia#9A9A00
Deuteranomaly#B18C00
Tritanopia#D16D6D
Tritanomaly#D07056
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE740D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce740d: #CE740D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE740D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce740d': '#CE740D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.455, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_ce740d">#CE740D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE740D"

More Brown Colors

#CE740D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CE740D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE740D?

#CE740D is a mid-tone brown — rgb(206, 116, 13) in RGB and hsl(32, 88%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.69.

What is the RGB value of #CE740D?

#CE740D is rgb(206, 116, 13) — red 206, green 116, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE740D?

#CE740D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 94%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE740D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE740D scores 3.43:1 against white and 6.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE740D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE740D 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 9.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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