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#CF5820 Color

#CF5820 is rgb(207, 88, 32) in RGB, hsl(19, 73%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 57%, 85%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Red-tangelo (#DF6124), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF5820
HEX#CF5820
RGBrgb(207, 88, 32)
HSLhsl(19, 73%, 47%)
HSVhsv(19, 85%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 85%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.164 42.3)
LABlab(52.91% 46.12 53.70)
LCHlch(52.91% 70.79 49.34)

What #CF5820 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 #CF5820, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Red-tangelo#DF6124ΔE 5.58Vivid Vermilion#E56024ΔE 7.99Burnt Orange#CC5500ΔE 8.17Flame#E25822ΔE 8.29Rust#B7410EΔE 8.36Tenné (Tawny)#CD5700ΔE 8.49

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

#CF5820 Channel Values

How #CF5820 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 88 · B 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 73% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 85% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 57% · Y 85% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF5820 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 text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF5820 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF5820

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF5820; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF5820
Complementary
#2098CF
Analogous
#CF2040
Analogous
#CFAF20
Triadic
#20CF58
Triadic
#5820CF
Split comp.
#20CFAF
Split comp.
#2040CF

Tints & Shades of #CF5820

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

#DF6A34
#E58457
#EA9B76
#EEB195
#F3C8B4
#F9E2D7

Shades

#B54D1C
#9A4118
#803614
#61290F
#471E0B
#2C1307

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF5820.

How #CF5820 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#CF5820
Protanopia#78781D
Protanomaly#A26D1E
Deuteranopia#8E8E00
Deuteranomaly#AC7C11
Tritanopia#D15353
Tritanomaly#D05544
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF5820 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf5820: #CF5820;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF5820;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf5820': '#CF5820' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.345, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_cf5820">#CF5820</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF5820"

More Orange Colors

#CF5820 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CF5820 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF5820?

#CF5820 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(207, 88, 32) in RGB and hsl(19, 73%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Red-tangelo (#DF6124), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #CF5820?

#CF5820 is rgb(207, 88, 32) — red 207, green 88, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF5820?

#CF5820 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 85%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF5820 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF5820 scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF5820 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF5820 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 8.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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