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#CFAA87 Color

#CFAA87 is rgb(207, 170, 135) in RGB, hsl(29, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 35%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tan (#D2B48C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFAA87
HEX#CFAA87
RGBrgb(207, 170, 135)
HSLhsl(29, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(29, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 35%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.064 65)
LABlab(72.34% 10.34 23.44)
LCHlch(72.34% 25.62 66.19)

What #CFAA87 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 #CFAA87, 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.

#CFAA87 Channel Values

How #CFAA87 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 170 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 35% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFAA87 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 text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFAA87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFAA87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFAA87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CFAA87

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 #CFAA87.

How #CFAA87 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#CFAA87
Protanopia#B1B187
Protanomaly#BEAE87
Deuteranopia#B7B785
Deuteranomaly#C1B286
Tritanopia#D2A6A6
Tritanomaly#D1A89B
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFAA87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfaa87: #CFAA87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFAA87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfaa87': '#CFAA87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.667, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_cfaa87">#CFAA87</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFAA87"

More Orange Colors

#CFAA87 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFAA87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFAA87?

#CFAA87 is a light orange — rgb(207, 170, 135) in RGB and hsl(29, 43%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tan (#D2B48C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.64.

What is the RGB value of #CFAA87?

#CFAA87 is rgb(207, 170, 135) — red 207, green 170, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFAA87?

#CFAA87 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 35%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFAA87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFAA87 scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFAA87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFAA87 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 4.64, which is very hard to tell apart.

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