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#CE8327 Color

#CE8327 is rgb(206, 131, 39) in RGB, hsl(33, 68%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 81%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bronze (#CD7F32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE8327
HEX#CE8327
RGBrgb(206, 131, 39)
HSLhsl(33, 68%, 48%)
HSVhsv(33, 81%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 81%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.136 66)
LABlab(61.76% 24.66 58.16)
LCHlch(61.76% 63.18 67.02)

What #CE8327 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 #CE8327, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 5.75Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 6.08Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 6.45Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 8.82Neon Brown#C3732AΔE 8.9Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 9.11

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

#CE8327 Channel Values

How #CE8327 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 131 · B 398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 68% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 81% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 81% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.04:1 vs white · 6.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE8327 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 text3.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE8327 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE8327

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE8327; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE8327
Complementary
#2772CE
Analogous
#CE2F27
Analogous
#C5CE27
Triadic
#27CE83
Triadic
#8327CE
Split comp.
#27C5CE
Split comp.
#2F27CE

Tints & Shades of #CE8327

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

#DA943E
#E0A55C
#E6B57A
#ECC89C
#F2D9BA
#F8EAD8

Shades

#B47222
#965F1D
#7C4F18
#633F13
#492E0E
#2B1B08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE8327.

How #CE8327 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#CE8327
Protanopia#939325
Protanomaly#AE8D26
Deuteranopia#A1A118
Deuteranomaly#B5961F
Tritanopia#D27C7C
Tritanomaly#D07F64
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE8327 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce8327: #CE8327;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE8327;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce8327': '#CE8327' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.514, blue: 0.153)
Android XML<color name="color_ce8327">#CE8327</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE8327"

More Orange Colors

#CE8327 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CE8327 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE8327?

#CE8327 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(206, 131, 39) in RGB and hsl(33, 68%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bronze (#CD7F32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.75.

What is the RGB value of #CE8327?

#CE8327 is rgb(206, 131, 39) — red 206, green 131, and blue 39 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE8327?

#CE8327 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 81%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE8327 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE8327 scores 3.04:1 against white and 6.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE8327 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE8327 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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