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#CF9977 Color

#CF9977 is rgb(207, 153, 119) in RGB, hsl(23, 48%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 43%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Brass (#CD9575), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CF9977
HEX#CF9977
RGBrgb(207, 153, 119)
HSLhsl(23, 48%, 64%)
HSVhsv(23, 43%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 43%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.08 53.3)
LABlab(67.90% 17.72 26.22)
LCHlch(67.90% 31.65 55.95)

What #CF9977 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 #CF9977, 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.

#CF9977 Channel Values

How #CF9977 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 153 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 48% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 43% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 43% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.48:1 vs white · 8.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CF9977 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 text2.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CF9977

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CF9977; 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 #CF9977

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CF9977.

How #CF9977 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#CF9977
Protanopia#A4A477
Protanomaly#B7A077
Deuteranopia#ADAD74
Deuteranomaly#BCA675
Tritanopia#D29595
Tritanomaly#D1978A
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CF9977 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cf9977: #CF9977;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CF9977;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cf9977': '#CF9977' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.600, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_cf9977">#CF9977</color>
SVG fillfill="#CF9977"

More Orange Colors

#CF9977 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CF9977 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CF9977?

#CF9977 is a light orange — rgb(207, 153, 119) in RGB and hsl(23, 48%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Brass (#CD9575), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.73.

What is the RGB value of #CF9977?

#CF9977 is rgb(207, 153, 119) — red 207, green 153, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CF9977?

#CF9977 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 43%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CF9977 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CF9977 scores 2.48:1 against white and 8.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CF9977 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CF9977 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 12.59, which is visibly different.

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