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Colour

#CB8D00

  • #CB8D00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CB8D00 is a orange with RGB values 203, 141, 0 and HSL 42°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#CB8D00#CB8D00
HEX#CB8D00
RGBrgb(203, 141, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.5529, 0
RGB percentages79.6%, 55.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(41.7, 100%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.7, 100%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 30.5%, 100%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,339,904
CSS custom property--colour: #CB8D00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#3472FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B39F0Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DE7C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 8.1Goldenrod · ΔE 9.7Orange · ΔE 18.6Peru · ΔE 21.5Dark orange · ΔE 24.4Sandy brown · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#003ECB
Analogous#CB2800, #A3CB00
Triadic#00CB8D, #8D00CB
Split complementary#00A3CB, #2700CB
Tetradic#00CB28, #003ECB, #CB00A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE098
Lighter +30%#FFD065
Lighter +20%#FFC032
Lighter +10%#FEB000
Darker −10%#986A00
Darker −20%#654600
Darker −30%#322300
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CB8D00
Less saturated −25%#B28319

Channel breakdown

R203
G141
B0
Red203 (79.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue41.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G 8D · B 00

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