#CFAF7BFawn (#CFAF7B) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 79°, lightness 0.77 and chroma 0.078. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #CFAF7B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 175, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 47%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 41%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 41%, 19%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(73.1 4.5 31) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.770 0.078 79) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fawn shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d4aa71 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward red#d5af78 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward red#cfaf7b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cfb07d — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 2.09:1 and against black 10.07:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff0d7 · #e3c493 · #cfaf7b · #93784c · #6c552d · #48340f
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#dcdfb1 · #d5c894 · #cfaf7b · #c29872 · #b2836c · #9e7067
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#cfaf7b · #8d9b82 · #8c7349 · #4b6434 · #513c14 · #1f2b14
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e0d6c7 · #cfaf7b · #5f7ca9 · #5f5037 · #40331e · #21190b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2f9 · #cfaf7b · #9d978e · #595c61 · #2b251b · #000102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#edf2fb · #c3c9d3 · #959ca7 · #1b232f · #01030d · #cfaf7b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5dbb6 · #cfaf7b · #bd9082 · #4c7db0 · #2b3959 · #0e0826
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaf2ff · #cfaf7b · #6fa0b7 · #5b5485 · #002a3b · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f8 · #cfaf7b · #68a4a7 · #6f4d77 · #331a3a · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f7ef · #cfaf7b · #71a592 · #415c87 · #3c162a · #000008
#D7BA8D · #DEC69E · #E6D1B0 · #EEDDC2 · #F5E8D3
#AB8E60 · #886F46 · #67512D · #483515 · #2B1B00
#C9B088 · #C4B295 · #BEB3A1
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.