Close to Chocolate Brown
#7D400A
#7D400A is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Chocolate Brown. In RGB it’s made of 49% red, 25.1% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 28°, with 85% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #7D400A.
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.
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2.61:1 FailThis color as text on white
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2.61:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #7D400A as they’d see it.
#7D400A in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #7D400A
What color is #7D400A?
#7D400A is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Chocolate Brown. In RGB it’s made of 49% red, 25.1% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 28°, with 85% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #7D400A in RGB?
#7D400A is rgb(125, 64, 10): 125 red, 64 green, and 10 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #7D400A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 49, 92, 51). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #7D400A?
PANTONE 7581 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #7D400A?
Its complement #0C528F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.