What color is #CF875F?

#CF875F is a moderate orange known as Harvest Time. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Harvest Time?

The RGB value is 207, 135, 95: 207 red, 135 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Harvest Time?

The complementary color is #5FA7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF875F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Harvest Time color: hex code #CF875F

#CF875F rgb(207, 135, 95)

Shades of orange

Harvest Time has the hex code #CF875F. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 52.9% green and 37.3% blue (207, 135, 95).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 54% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 54% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

Harvest Time (#CF875F) color codes

HEX	`#CF875F`
RGB	`rgb(207, 135, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 52.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 54%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 54%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 54%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.86, 23.38, 32.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.86, 40.24, 54.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.464, 31.423, 14.969)`
Decimal	`13600607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Harvest Time, 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 #CF875F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF875F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #CF875F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf875f; }
.text { color: #cf875f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf875f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 135 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf875f, #cfbf5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

See #CF875F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CF875F?: #CF875F is a moderate orange known as Harvest Time. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Harvest Time?: The RGB value is 207, 135, 95: 207 red, 135 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Harvest Time?: The complementary color is #5FA7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF875F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.