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Recognised as Colour

#CD8B2E

  • #CD8B2E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#CD8B2E is a orange with RGB values 205, 139, 46 and HSL 35°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#CD8B2E#CD8B2E
HEX#CD8B2E
RGBrgb(205, 139, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5451, 0.1804
RGB percentages80.4%, 54.5%, 18%
HSLhsl(35.1, 63.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.1, 77.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 32.2%, 77.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,470,510
CSS custom property--colour: #CD8B2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#3274D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A28F1Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B19F31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E07B79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 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 text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 9.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 10.3Sandy brown · ΔE 15.8Goldenrod · ΔE 16.8Chocolate · ΔE 20.9Orange · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E70CD
Analogous#CD3B2E, #C0CD2E
Triadic#2ECD8B, #8B2ECD
Split complementary#2EC0CD, #3B2ECD
Tetradic#2ECD3B, #2E70CD, #CD2EC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E6D2
Lighter +30%#ECD0A8
Lighter +20%#E2B97F
Lighter +10%#D9A255
Darker −10%#A36F25
Darker −20%#7A531B
Darker −30%#503612
Darker −40%#261A09
More saturated +25%#EC900F
Less saturated −25%#AE864D

Channel breakdown

R205
G139
B46
Red205 (80.4%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue35.09°
Saturation (HSL)63.35%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 8B · B 2E

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