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#CF8D30 Color

#CF8D30 is rgb(207, 141, 48) in RGB, hsl(35, 62%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 77%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tiger's Eye (#E08D3C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF8D30
HEX#CF8D30
RGBrgb(207, 141, 48)
HSLhsl(35, 62%, 50%)
HSVhsv(35, 77%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 77%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.131 71)
LABlab(64.29% 20.15 57.01)
LCHlch(64.29% 60.47 70.53)

What #CF8D30 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 #CF8D30, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 8.09Caramel#C68E17ΔE 8.4Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 8.44Peru#CD853FΔE 9.62Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 10.16Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 10.52

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

#CF8D30 Channel Values

How #CF8D30 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 141 · B 488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 62% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 77% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 77% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.8:1 vs white · 7.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF8D30 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 text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF8D30 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF8D30

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF8D30; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF8D30
Complementary
#3072CF
Analogous
#CF3E30
Analogous
#C1CF30
Triadic
#30CF8D
Triadic
#8D30CF
Split comp.
#30C1CF
Split comp.
#3E30CF

Tints & Shades of #CF8D30

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

#D59D4D
#DCAD6A
#E3BD87
#E9CAA0
#EFDABD
#F6EADA

Shades

#B2792A
#996824
#7C541D
#634417
#463010
#2D1F0B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF8D30.

How #CF8D30 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#CF8D30
Protanopia#9B9B2F
Protanomaly#B2962F
Deuteranopia#A7A726
Deuteranomaly#B89D2A
Tritanopia#D38686
Tritanomaly#D2896D
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF8D30 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf8d30: #CF8D30;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF8D30;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf8d30': '#CF8D30' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.553, blue: 0.188)
Android XML<color name="color_cf8d30">#CF8D30</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF8D30"

More Orange Colors

#CF8D30 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#CF8D30 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF8D30?

#CF8D30 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(207, 141, 48) in RGB and hsl(35, 62%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tiger's Eye (#E08D3C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #CF8D30?

#CF8D30 is rgb(207, 141, 48) — red 207, green 141, and blue 48 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF8D30?

#CF8D30 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 77%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF8D30 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF8D30 scores 2.8:1 against white and 7.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF8D30 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF8D30 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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