What color is #CF8E38?

#CF8E38 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Vibrant Amber. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF8E38?

The RGB value is 207, 142, 56: 207 red, 142 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF8E38?

The complementary color is #3879CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF8E38?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF8E38 color

#CF8E38 rgb(207, 142, 56)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CF8E38 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 55.7% green and 22% blue (207, 142, 56).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 61% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 73% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Amber (#D1902E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#CF8E38 color codes

HEX	`#CF8E38`
RGB	`rgb(207, 142, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 55.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 61%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 73%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 73%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.08, 17, 53.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.08, 56.28, 72.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.122, 32.9, 8.189)`
Decimal	`13602360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF8E38, 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 #CF8E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF8E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #CF8E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf8e38; }
.text { color: #cf8e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf8e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 142 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf8e38, #c4cf38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #CF8E38?: #CF8E38 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Vibrant Amber. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF8E38?: The RGB value is 207, 142, 56: 207 red, 142 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF8E38?: The complementary color is #3879CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF8E38?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.