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#CF9263 Color

#CF9263 is rgb(207, 146, 99) in RGB, hsl(26, 53%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 52%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF9263
HEX#CF9263
RGBrgb(207, 146, 99)
HSLhsl(26, 53%, 60%)
HSVhsv(26, 52%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 52%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.097 58)
LABlab(65.94% 19.91 34.46)
LCHlch(65.94% 39.80 59.98)

What #CF9263 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 #CF9263, 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 orange in the library.

#CF9263 Channel Values

How #CF9263 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 146 · B 998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 53% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 52% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 52% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF9263 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 text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CF9263

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF9263; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CF9263

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 #CF9263.

How #CF9263 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#CF9263
Protanopia#9F9F62
Protanomaly#B49A63
Deuteranopia#A9A95F
Deuteranomaly#BAA161
Tritanopia#D28D8D
Tritanomaly#D18F7E
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF9263 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf9263: #CF9263;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF9263;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf9263': '#CF9263' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.573, blue: 0.388)
Android XML<color name="color_cf9263">#CF9263</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF9263"

More Orange Colors

#CF9263 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF9263 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF9263?

#CF9263 is a light orange — rgb(207, 146, 99) in RGB and hsl(26, 53%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.28.

What is the RGB value of #CF9263?

#CF9263 is rgb(207, 146, 99) — red 207, green 146, and blue 99 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF9263?

#CF9263 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 52%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF9263 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF9263 scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF9263 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF9263 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 12.46, which is visibly different.

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