What color is #CF6A00?

#CF6A00 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Cinnamon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF6A00?

The RGB value is 207, 106, 0: 207 red, 106 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF6A00?

The complementary color is #0065CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF6A00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF6A00 color

#CF6A00 rgb(207, 106, 0)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CF6A00 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 41.6% green and 0% blue (207, 106, 0).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 100% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 100% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cinnamon (#D2691E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#CF6A00 color codes

HEX	`#CF6A00`
RGB	`rgb(207, 106, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 41.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 100%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 100%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 100%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.66, 34.88, 63.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.66, 72.59, 61.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.889, 23.577, 2.924)`
Decimal	`13593088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF6A00, 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 #CF6A00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CF6A00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	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 #CF6A00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf6a00; }
.text { color: #cf6a00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf6a00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 106 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf6a00, #cccf00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CF6A00?: #CF6A00 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Cinnamon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF6A00?: The RGB value is 207, 106, 0: 207 red, 106 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF6A00?: The complementary color is #0065CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF6A00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.