Colour

#CD6900

#CD6900
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#CD6900 is a orange with RGB values 205, 105, 0 and HSL 31°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#CD6900#CD6900

HEX#CD6900

RGBrgb(205, 105, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4118, 0

RGB percentages80.4%, 41.2%, 0%

HSLhsl(30.7, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.7, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 48.8%, 100%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,461,760

CSS custom property--colour: #CD6900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#3296FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#877600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F8D00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E15259no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 7 Dark orange · ΔE 19 Peru · ΔE 21.2 Coral · ΔE 22.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25 Orange · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0064CD

Analogous#CD0300, #CACD00

Triadic#00CD69, #6900CD

Split complementary#00CACD, #0300CD

Tetradic#00CD03, #0064CD, #CD00CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFCE9A

Lighter +30%#FFB567

Lighter +20%#FF9C34

Lighter +10%#FF8301

Darker −10%#9A4F00

Darker −20%#673500

Darker −30%#341B00

Darker −40%#010100

More saturated +25%#CD6900

Less saturated −25%#B3681A

Channel breakdown

R205

G105

Red205 (80.4%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue30.73°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 69 · B 00

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