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#CF770C Color

#CF770C is rgb(207, 119, 12) in RGB, hsl(33, 89%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 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 3.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF770C
HEX#CF770C
RGBrgb(207, 119, 12)
HSLhsl(33, 89%, 43%)
HSVhsv(33, 94%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 94%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.148 61.2)
LABlab(59.09% 30.81 63.79)
LCHlch(59.09% 70.85 64.22)

What #CF770C 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 #CF770C, 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.

#CF770C Channel Values

How #CF770C 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 119 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 89% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 94% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 94% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.33:1 vs white · 6.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF770C 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 text3.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF770C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF770C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF770C; 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 #CF770C

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 #CF770C.

How #CF770C 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#CF770C
Protanopia#8B8B06
Protanomaly#AB8408
Deuteranopia#9B9B00
Deuteranomaly#B28E00
Tritanopia#D27070
Tritanomaly#D17358
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF770C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf770c: #CF770C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF770C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf770c': '#CF770C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.467, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_cf770c">#CF770C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF770C"

More Brown Colors

#CF770C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF770C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF770C?

#CF770C is a mid-tone brown — rgb(207, 119, 12) in RGB and hsl(33, 89%, 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 3.22.

What is the RGB value of #CF770C?

#CF770C is rgb(207, 119, 12) — red 207, green 119, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF770C?

#CF770C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 94%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF770C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF770C scores 3.33:1 against white and 6.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF770C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF770C 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 10.77, which is visibly different.

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