#cfa99f Color Information

#cfa99f Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #cfa99f. In RGB, it consists of 81.2% Red, 66.3% Green, and 62.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 18.4% Magenta, 23.2% Yellow, and 18.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 12.5°, with saturation of 33.3% and lightness of 71.8%. The decimal value for #cfa99f is 13609375, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cfa99f is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#cfa99f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color207, 169, 159 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color81.2%, 66.3%, 62.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.188, 0.337, 0.376 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.184, 0.232, 0.188 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color12.5°, 33.3%, 71.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color12.5°, 23.2%, 81.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color46.178, 44.145, 38.888 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color207, 172, 159 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13609375 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color72.325, 12.358, 10.385 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)72.325, 16.142, 40.041 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color72.325, 24.494, 12.444 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color66.441, 7.789, 11.807 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.357, 0.342, 44.145 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291799455 / 0xffcfa99f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9999 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #cfa99f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #cfa99f, its pure hue is 12.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 33.3%, and its lightness is 71.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #cfa99f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1a1514 to #b5948b.

Tints of #cfa99f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #cfa99f, its pure hue is 12.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 33.3%, and its lightness is 71.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #cfa99f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d5b4ab to #f9f4f3.

Tones of #cfa99f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #cfa99f, its pure hue is 12.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 33.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #cfa99f, which range from #b7b7b7 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff8d6f (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #cfa99f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #cfa99f! For #cfa99f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #cfa99f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #cfa99f

This color, #cfa99f, consists of 81.2% Red, 66.3% Green, and 62.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 207, Green = 169, Blue = 159. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #cfa99f is 0% Cyan, 18.4% Magenta, 23.2% Yellow, and 18.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R81.2%
C0.0%
G66.3%
M18.4%
B62.4%
Y23.2%
K18.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 207 169 159
Octal 317 251 237
Hexa #cf #a9 #9f
Binary 11001111 10101001 10011111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 18 23 18
Octal 0 22 27 22
Hexa #00 #12 #17 #12
Binary 00000000 00010010 00010111 00010010

Analogous Colors of #cfa99f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #cfa99f — which has hue 12.5° — its analogous colors are located at 12.5° and 342.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cfa99f.

Triadic Colors of #cfa99f

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #cfa99f — which has hue 12.5° — its triadic colors are located at 12.5° and 252.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cfa99f.

Complementary Color of #cfa99f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #cfa99f — which has hue 12.5° — its complementary color is located at 192.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cfa99f.

Split Complementary Colors of #cfa99f

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #cfa99f — which has hue 12.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 12.5° and 222.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cfa99f.

Tetradic Colors of #cfa99f

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #cfa99f — which has hue 12.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 282.5°, 12.5°, 102.5°, and 192.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cfa99f.

Monochromatic Colors of #cfa99f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #cfa99f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a58981 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #edd1c9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #cfa99f

We want to make getting started with #cfa99f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #cfa99f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #cfa99f can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #cfa99f with other HTML elements.

#cfa99f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #cfa99f.
<span style="color: #cfa99f;">The color of this text is #cfa99f.</span>

#cfa99f Background Color

The background color for this text is #cfa99f.
<div style="background-color: #cfa99f; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #cfa99f.</div>

#cfa99f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #cfa99f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #cfa99f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #cfa99f.</span>

#cfa99f Border Color

This is a div with border color #cfa99f.
<div style="border: #cfa99f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #cfa99f.</div>

#cfa99f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #cfa99f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cfa99f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cfa99f on a white background.</div></div>

#cfa99f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #cfa99f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cfa99f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cfa99f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #cfa99f to White

This is a gradient from #cfa99f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cfa99f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cfa99f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cfa99f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cfa99f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cfa99f to white.</div>

Gradient from #cfa99f to Black

This is a gradient from #cfa99f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cfa99f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cfa99f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cfa99f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cfa99f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cfa99f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #cfa99f

In addition to using #cfa99f on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #cfa99f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #cfa99f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 207, Green = 169, Blue = 159). If you need details about the color coordinates of #cfa99f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #cfa99f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(207, 169, 159)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #cfa99f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #cfa99f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #cfa99f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(207, 169, 159);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#cfa99f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:207, green:169, blue:159, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:207 green:169 blue:159 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(207f, 169f, 159f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(207, 169, 159);
 

#cfa99f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #cfa99f the same way. For those with color blindness, #cfa99f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #cfa99f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #cfa99f is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #cfa99f looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #cfa99f will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #cfa99f is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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