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#CF8920 Color

#CF8920 is rgb(207, 137, 32) in RGB, hsl(36, 73%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 85%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caramel (#C68E17), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF8920
HEX#CF8920
RGBrgb(207, 137, 32)
HSLhsl(36, 73%, 47%)
HSVhsv(36, 85%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 85%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.139 70.8)
LABlab(63.26% 21.84 61.79)
LCHlch(63.26% 65.54 70.53)

What #CF8920 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 #CF8920, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caramel#C68E17ΔE 6.92Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 8.55Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 9.52Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.53Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 9.58Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 9.68

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

#CF8920 Channel Values

How #CF8920 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 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 73% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 85% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 85% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.9:1 vs white · 7.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF8920 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 text7.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF8920 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF8920

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF8920; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF8920
Complementary
#2066CF
Analogous
#CF3220
Analogous
#BECF20
Triadic
#20CF89
Triadic
#8920CF
Split comp.
#20BECF
Split comp.
#3220CF

Tints & Shades of #CF8920

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

#DF9B34
#E5AC57
#EABB76
#EECB95
#F3DAB4
#F9EBD7

Shades

#B5781C
#9A6618
#805514
#61400F
#472F0B
#2C1D07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF8920.

How #CF8920 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#CF8920
Protanopia#98981E
Protanomaly#B1921F
Deuteranopia#A5A50D
Deuteranomaly#B79A16
Tritanopia#D38181
Tritanomaly#D28468
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF8920 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf8920: #CF8920;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF8920;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf8920': '#CF8920' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.537, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_cf8920">#CF8920</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF8920"

More Orange Colors

#CF8920 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CF8920 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF8920?

#CF8920 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(207, 137, 32) in RGB and hsl(36, 73%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caramel (#C68E17), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #CF8920?

#CF8920 is rgb(207, 137, 32) — red 207, green 137, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF8920?

#CF8920 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 85%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF8920 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF8920 scores 2.9:1 against white and 7.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF8920 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF8920 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 9.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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