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#CF9544 Color

#CF9544 is rgb(207, 149, 68) in RGB, hsl(35, 59%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 67%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indian Yellow (#E3A857), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF9544
HEX#CF9544
RGBrgb(207, 149, 68)
HSLhsl(35, 59%, 54%)
HSVhsv(35, 67%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 67%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.119 72.7)
LABlab(66.35% 16.72 50.43)
LCHlch(66.35% 53.13 71.65)

What #CF9544 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 #CF9544, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 7.06Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 8Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 8.48Peru#CD853FΔE 8.55Aztec Gold#C39953ΔE 10.19Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 11.59

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

#CF9544 Channel Values

How #CF9544 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 149 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 59% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 67% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 67% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.61:1 vs white · 8.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF9544 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 text2.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CF9544 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CF9544

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF9544; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CF9544
Complementary
#447ECF
Analogous
#CF5044
Analogous
#C3CF44
Triadic
#44CF95
Triadic
#9544CF
Split comp.
#44C3CF
Split comp.
#5044CF

Tints & Shades of #CF9544

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

#D5A35D
#DCB379
#E3C192
#E9CFAA
#EFDDC2
#F7EDDF

Shades

#BF8431
#A2702A
#865C23
#65461A
#493213
#2D1F0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF9544.

How #CF9544 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#CF9544
Protanopia#A1A143
Protanomaly#B59C43
Deuteranopia#ABAB3E
Deuteranomaly#BBA341
Tritanopia#D48E8E
Tritanomaly#D29177
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF9544 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf9544: #CF9544;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF9544;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf9544': '#CF9544' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.584, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_cf9544">#CF9544</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF9544"

More Orange Colors

#CF9544 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CF9544 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF9544?

#CF9544 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(207, 149, 68) in RGB and hsl(35, 59%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indian Yellow (#E3A857), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.06.

What is the RGB value of #CF9544?

#CF9544 is rgb(207, 149, 68) — red 207, green 149, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF9544?

#CF9544 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 67%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF9544 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF9544 scores 2.61:1 against white and 8.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF9544 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF9544 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 8.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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