What color is #CFA67D?

#CFA67D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toast and Butter. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFA67D?

The RGB value is 207, 166, 125: 207 red, 166 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFA67D?

The complementary color is #7DA6CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFA67D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFA67D color

#CFA67D rgb(207, 166, 125)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CFA67D is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 65.1% green and 49% blue (207, 166, 125).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 46% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 40% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Toast and Butter (#D2AD84), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#CFA67D color codes

HEX	`#CFA67D`
RGB	`rgb(207, 166, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 65.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 46%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 40%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 40%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.89, 9.54, 26.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.89, 28.58, 70.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.071, 42.021, 25.24)`
Decimal	`13608573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFA67D, 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 #CFA67D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFA67D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #CFA67D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfa67d; }
.text { color: #cfa67d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfa67d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 166 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfa67d, #cfcf7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CFA67D?: #CFA67D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toast and Butter. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFA67D?: The RGB value is 207, 166, 125: 207 red, 166 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFA67D?: The complementary color is #7DA6CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFA67D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.