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#CF8907 Color

#CF8907 is rgb(207, 137, 7) in RGB, hsl(39, 93%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 97%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Harvest Gold (#DA9100), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF8907
HEX#CF8907
RGBrgb(207, 137, 7)
HSLhsl(39, 93%, 42%)
HSVhsv(39, 97%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 97%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.145 72.8)
LABlab(63.20% 21.53 67.14)
LCHlch(63.20% 70.51 72.22)

What #CF8907 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 #CF8907, 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.

#CF8907 Channel Values

How #CF8907 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 137 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 93% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 97% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 97% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.9:1 vs white · 7.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF8907 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 text2.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CF8907

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF8907; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CF8907

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 #CF8907.

How #CF8907 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#CF8907
Protanopia#989801
Protanomaly#B19204
Deuteranopia#A5A500
Deuteranomaly#B79A00
Tritanopia#D48181
Tritanomaly#D28466
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF8907 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf8907: #CF8907;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF8907;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf8907': '#CF8907' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.537, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_cf8907">#CF8907</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF8907"

More Brown Colors

#CF8907 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF8907 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF8907?

#CF8907 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(207, 137, 7) in RGB and hsl(39, 93%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Harvest Gold (#DA9100), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #CF8907?

#CF8907 is rgb(207, 137, 7) — red 207, green 137, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF8907?

#CF8907 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 97%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF8907 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF8907 scores 2.9:1 against white and 7.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF8907 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF8907 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.21, which is visibly different.

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