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#CFC3BF Color

#CFC3BF is rgb(207, 195, 191) in RGB, hsl(15, 14%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Silver (#C9C0BB), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFC3BF
HEX#CFC3BF
RGBrgb(207, 195, 191)
HSLhsl(15, 14%, 78%)
HSVhsv(15, 8%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.015 39.4)
LABlab(79.71% 3.83 3.60)
LCHlch(79.71% 5.26 43.22)

What #CFC3BF 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 #CFC3BF, 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.

#CFC3BF Channel Values

How #CFC3BF 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 195 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 14% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 8% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 8% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFC3BF 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFC3BF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFC3BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFC3BF; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CFC3BF

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 #CFC3BF.

How #CFC3BF 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#CFC3BF
Protanopia#C5C5BF
Protanomaly#C9C4BF
Deuteranopia#C7C7BF
Deuteranomaly#CAC5BF
Tritanopia#CFC3C3
Tritanomaly#CFC3C1
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFC3BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfc3bf: #CFC3BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFC3BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfc3bf': '#CFC3BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.765, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_cfc3bf">#CFC3BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFC3BF"

More Orange Colors

#CFC3BF sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFC3BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFC3BF?

#CFC3BF is a light orange — rgb(207, 195, 191) in RGB and hsl(15, 14%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Silver (#C9C0BB), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.83.

What is the RGB value of #CFC3BF?

#CFC3BF is rgb(207, 195, 191) — red 207, green 195, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFC3BF?

#CFC3BF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFC3BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFC3BF scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFC3BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFC3BF 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 silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 5.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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