Colour

#CD6600

#CD6600
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#CD6600 is a orange with RGB values 205, 102, 0 and HSL 30°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#CD6600#CD6600

HEX#CD6600

RGBrgb(205, 102, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4, 0

RGB percentages80.4%, 40%, 0%

HSLhsl(29.9, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29.9, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 50.2%, 100%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,460,992

CSS custom property--colour: #CD6600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#3299FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#857400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8C00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E14E57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 6.3 Dark orange · ΔE 19.6 Coral · ΔE 22 Peru · ΔE 22.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.7 Tomato · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 6.34, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0067CD

Analogous#CD0000, #CDCD00

Triadic#00CD66, #6600CD

Split complementary#00CDCD, #0000CD

Tetradic#00CD00, #0067CD, #CD00CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFCC9A

Lighter +30%#FFB367

Lighter +20%#FF9934

Lighter +10%#FF7F01

Darker −10%#9A4D00

Darker −20%#673300

Darker −30%#341A00

Darker −40%#010000

More saturated +25%#CD6600

Less saturated −25%#B3661A

Channel breakdown

R205

G102

Red205 (80.4%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue29.85°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 66 · B 00

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