Colour
#CD8900
- #CD8900
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#CD8900 is a orange with RGB values 205, 137, 0 and HSL 40°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#CD8900#CD8900
HEX#CD8900
RGBrgb(205, 137, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5373, 0
RGB percentages80.4%, 53.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(40.1, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.1, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 33.2%, 100%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,469,952
CSS custom property--colour: #CD8900;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#3276FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0044CD
Analogous#CD2300, #AACD00
Triadic#00CD89, #8900CD
Split complementary#00AACD, #2300CD
Tetradic#00CD23, #0044CD, #CD00AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G137
B0
Red205 (80.4%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue40.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 89 · B 00
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