What color is #CFAC74?

#CFAC74 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Digger. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFAC74?

The RGB value is 207, 172, 116: 207 red, 172 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFAC74?

The complementary color is #7497CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFAC74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFAC74 color

#CFAC74 rgb(207, 172, 116)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CFAC74 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 67.5% green and 45.5% blue (207, 172, 116).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 49% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 44% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Gold Digger (#D1B075), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#CFAC74 color codes

HEX	`#CFAC74`
RGB	`rgb(207, 172, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 67.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 49%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 44%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 44%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.25, 5.34, 33.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.25, 33.95, 80.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.638, 44.034, 22.72)`
Decimal	`13610100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFAC74, 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 #CFAC74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFAC74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #CFAC74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfac74; }
.text { color: #cfac74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfac74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 172 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfac74, #c5cf74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

Questions

What color is #CFAC74?: #CFAC74 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Digger. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFAC74?: The RGB value is 207, 172, 116: 207 red, 172 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFAC74?: The complementary color is #7497CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFAC74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.