Colour

#CD8B1D

#CD8B1D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CD8B1D is a orange with RGB values 205, 139, 29 and HSL 38°, 75%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#CD8B1D

RGBrgb(205, 139, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5451, 0.1137

RGB percentages80.4%, 54.5%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(37.5, 75.2%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(37.5, 85.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 32.2%, 85.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,470,493

CSS custom property--colour: #CD8B1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1

Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#3274E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A28F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B29F22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E07A77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 7.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 13 Peru · ΔE 15.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 20.2 Orange · ΔE 21.5 Chocolate · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D5FCD

Analogous#CD331D, #B7CD1D

Triadic#1DCD8B, #8B1DCD

Split complementary#1DB7CD, #331DCD

Tetradic#1DCD33, #1D5FCD, #CD1DB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6E2C0

Lighter +30%#F0CD93

Lighter +20%#E9B867

Lighter +10%#E3A43A

Darker −10%#A06D17

Darker −20%#744E10

Darker −30%#47300A

Darker −40%#1A1204

More saturated +25%#EA9200

Less saturated −25%#B0843A

Channel breakdown

R205

G139

B29

Red205 (80.4%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue37.5°

Saturation (HSL)75.21%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 8B · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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