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Recognised as Colour

#CD8A05

  • #CD8A05
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CD8A05 is a orange with RGB values 205, 138, 5 and HSL 40°, 95%, 41%. 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

#CD8A05#CD8A05
HEX#CD8A05
RGBrgb(205, 138, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5412, 0.0196
RGB percentages80.4%, 54.1%, 2%
HSLhsl(39.9, 95.2%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.9, 97.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 32.7%, 97.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,470,213
CSS custom property--colour: #CD8A05;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#3275FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A28E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B29E10no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E07875no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 9.1Goldenrod · ΔE 11.8Orange · ΔE 18.4Peru · ΔE 19.8Dark orange · ΔE 22.6Chocolate · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0548CD
Analogous#CD2605, #ACCD05
Triadic#05CD8A, #8A05CD
Split complementary#05ACCD, #2605CD
Tetradic#05CD26, #0548CD, #CD05AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDDEA1
Lighter +30%#FBCD70
Lighter +20%#FABB3E
Lighter +10%#F9AA0C
Darker −10%#9B6804
Darker −20%#694703
Darker −30%#382501
Darker −40%#060400
More saturated +25%#D28C00
Less saturated −25%#B3811F

Channel breakdown

R205
G138
B5
Red205 (80.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue39.9°
Saturation (HSL)95.24%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 8A · B 05

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