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#CFB381 Color

#CFB381 is rgb(207, 179, 129) in RGB, hsl(38, 45%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 38%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFB381
HEX#CFB381
RGBrgb(207, 179, 129)
HSLhsl(38, 45%, 66%)
HSVhsv(38, 38%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 38%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.074 81.7)
LABlab(74.53% 5.26 29.49)
LCHlch(74.53% 29.96 79.89)

What #CFB381 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 #CFB381, 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.

#CFB381 Channel Values

How #CFB381 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 179 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 45% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 38% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 38% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFB381 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 text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFB381 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFB381

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFB381; 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
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CFB381

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 #CFB381.

How #CFB381 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#CFB381
Protanopia#B8B881
Protanomaly#C2B681
Deuteranopia#BDBD80
Deuteranomaly#C4B980
Tritanopia#D3AEAE
Tritanomaly#D2B09E
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFB381 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfb381: #CFB381;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFB381;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfb381': '#CFB381' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.702, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_cfb381">#CFB381</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFB381"

More Orange Colors

#CFB381 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFB381 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFB381?

#CFB381 is a light orange — rgb(207, 179, 129) in RGB and hsl(38, 45%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.

What is the RGB value of #CFB381?

#CFB381 is rgb(207, 179, 129) — red 207, green 179, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFB381?

#CFB381 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 38%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFB381 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFB381 scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFB381 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFB381 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 4.97, which is very hard to tell apart.

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