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#CF4A07 Color

#CF4A07 is rgb(207, 74, 7) in RGB, hsl(20, 93%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 97%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF4A07
HEX#CF4A07
RGBrgb(207, 74, 7)
HSLhsl(20, 93%, 42%)
HSVhsv(20, 97%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 97%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.18 40.3)
LABlab(50.46% 51.88 59.91)
LCHlch(50.46% 79.25 49.11)

What #CF4A07 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 #CF4A07, 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.

#CF4A07 Channel Values

How #CF4A07 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 207 · G 74 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 93% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 97% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 97% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.53:1 vs white · 4.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF4A07 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 text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF4A07 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF4A07

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF4A07; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CF4A07

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 #CF4A07.

How #CF4A07 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#CF4A07
Protanopia#707000
Protanomaly#9F6302
Deuteranopia#8A8A00
Deuteranomaly#AA7500
Tritanopia#D04545
Tritanomaly#D04736
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF4A07 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf4a07: #CF4A07;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF4A07;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf4a07': '#CF4A07' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.290, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_cf4a07">#CF4A07</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF4A07"

More Brown Colors

#CF4A07 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF4A07 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF4A07?

#CF4A07 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(207, 74, 7) in RGB and hsl(20, 93%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sinopia (#CB410B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.9.

What is the RGB value of #CF4A07?

#CF4A07 is rgb(207, 74, 7) — red 207, green 74, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF4A07?

#CF4A07 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 97%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF4A07 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF4A07 scores 4.53:1 against white and 4.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF4A07 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF4A07 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 14.26, which is visibly different.

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