Close to Chocolate
#CF690A
#CF690A is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Chocolate. In RGB it’s made of 81.2% red, 41.2% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 29°, with 91% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CF690A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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5.68:1 AAThis color as text on white
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5.68:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CF690A as they’d see it.
#CF690A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CF690A
What color is #CF690A?
#CF690A is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Chocolate. In RGB it’s made of 81.2% red, 41.2% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 29°, with 91% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CF690A in RGB?
#CF690A is rgb(207, 105, 10): 207 red, 105 green, and 10 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CF690A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 49, 95, 19). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CF690A?
PANTONE 159 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CF690A?
Its complement #0085F5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.