What color is #CFA14A?

#CFA14A is a moderate orange known as Chipmunk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chipmunk?

The RGB value is 207, 161, 74: 207 red, 161 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chipmunk?

The complementary color is #4A78CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFA14A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chipmunk color: hex code #CFA14A

#CFA14A rgb(207, 161, 74)

Shades of orange

Chipmunk has the hex code #CFA14A. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 63.1% green and 29% blue (207, 161, 74).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 58% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 64% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

Chipmunk (#CFA14A) color codes

HEX	`#CFA14A`
RGB	`rgb(207, 161, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 63.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 58%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 64%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 64%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.93, 7.71, 50.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.93, 51.23, 81.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.715, 39.252, 11.962)`
Decimal	`13607242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chipmunk, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CFA14A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFA14A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CFA14A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfa14a; }
.text { color: #cfa14a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfa14a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 161 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfa14a, #bacf4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Goldenrod.

See #CFA14A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CFA14A?: #CFA14A is a moderate orange known as Chipmunk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chipmunk?: The RGB value is 207, 161, 74: 207 red, 161 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chipmunk?: The complementary color is #4A78CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFA14A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.