Recognised as Colour

#CD6C11

#CD6C11
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#CD6C11 is a orange with RGB values 205, 108, 17 and HSL 29°, 85%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#CD6C11#CD6C11

HEX#CD6C11

RGBrgb(205, 108, 17)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4235, 0.0667

RGB percentages80.4%, 42.4%, 6.7%

HSLhsl(29, 84.7%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29, 91.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 47.3%, 91.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,462,545

CSS custom property--colour: #CD6C11;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#3293EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#897800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A08E0Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E1565Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 5.2 Peru · ΔE 18.1 Dark orange · ΔE 20.8 Coral · ΔE 21 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 5.21, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1172CD

Analogous#CD1114, #CDCA11

Triadic#11CD6C, #6C11CD

Split complementary#11CDCA, #1114CD

Tetradic#14CD11, #1172CD, #CA11CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9D4B1

Lighter +30%#F5BA82

Lighter +20%#F19F53

Lighter +10%#ED8524

Darker −10%#9E530D

Darker −20%#6F3A09

Darker −30%#402205

Darker −40%#110901

More saturated +25%#DE6B00

Less saturated −25%#B16D2D

Channel breakdown

R205

G108

B17

Red205 (80.4%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue17 (6.7%)

Hue29.04°

Saturation (HSL)84.68%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 6C · B 11

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Harmonies

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Cd6C11 (chemical formula)

Formula
806.581 g/mol
17 atoms

Cd6C11 has a molar mass of 806.581 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 2 elements: 6 × Cd, 11 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass806.581 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule17

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3393593 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.4662567 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Cd83.6%

C16.4%

Cadmium (Cd × 6)674.46 g/mol, 83.62%

Carbon (C × 11)132.121 g/mol, 16.38%

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