#7C420F

A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Saddlebrown.

About #7C420F

At its core, #7C420F is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Saddlebrown. Its digital footprint relies on 124 parts red, 66 parts green, and 15 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 47% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C420F
RGB124, 66, 15
HSL28.1°, 78.4%, 27.3%
CMYK0%, 47%, 88%, 51%
HSV28.1°, 87.9%, 48.6%
LAB34.4, 21.4, 39.1
XYZ10.3, 8.2, 1.5
Decimal8143375

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.64:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.59:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.25:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C420F; }
.text-color { color: #7C420F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C420F; }

Similar Colors

Saddlebrown
#8B4513