#CFBEA5 Color

#CFBEA5 is rgb(207, 190, 165) in RGB, hsl(36, 30%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFBEA5

HEX#CFBEA5

RGBrgb(207, 190, 165)

HSLhsl(36, 30%, 73%)

HSVhsv(36, 20%, 81%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 19%)

OKLCHoklch(80.9% 0.039 77.6)

LABlab(77.92% 3.25 14.97)

LCHlch(77.92% 15.32 77.76)

What #CFBEA5 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 #CFBEA5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Vanilla#D1BEA8ΔE 1.67 Khaki (Web) (Khaki)#C3B091ΔE 6.2 Greige#BEB7A4ΔE 6.28 Oat#DFD3C3ΔE 9.15 Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 9.57 Tan#D2B48CΔE 10.73

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#CFBEA5 Channel Values

How #CFBEA5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 207 · G 190 · B 165	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 36° · S 30% · L 73%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 36° · S 20% · V 81%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 8% · Y 20% · K 19%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.82:1 vs white · 11.56:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFBEA5 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFBEA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFBEA5; 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 #CFBEA5

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

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How #CFBEA5 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#CFBEA5

Protanopia#C1C1A5

Protanomaly#C7C0A5

Deuteranopia#C4C4A4

Deuteranomaly#C8C2A5

Tritanopia#D2BBBB

Tritanomaly#D1BCB3

Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

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Using #CFBEA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfbea5: #CFBEA5;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFBEA5;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfbea5': '#CFBEA5' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.745, blue: 0.647)

Android XML<color name="color_cfbea5">#CFBEA5</color>

SVG fillfill="#CFBEA5"

More Orange Colors

#CFBEA5 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6b fff9f5 967969 fff9f0 987456 fff8f0 987654 fff8eb 9b7653 fff7ed 9c8b6e fff7eb c8ad7f dba875 e3dac9 eba675 f1ddcf f8dcd3 fcf5ee ff681f ff9933 ffb83d ffd68a ffe7d1

#CFBEA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFBEA5?

#CFBEA5 is a light orange — rgb(207, 190, 165) in RGB and hsl(36, 30%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.67.

What is the RGB value of #CFBEA5?

#CFBEA5 is rgb(207, 190, 165) — red 207, green 190, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFBEA5?

#CFBEA5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFBEA5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFBEA5 scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFBEA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFBEA5 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 10.73, which is visibly different.

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