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Colour

#CD8C1D

  • #CD8C1D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CD8C1D is a orange with RGB values 205, 140, 29 and HSL 38°, 75%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#CD8C1D#CD8C1D
HEX#CD8C1D
RGBrgb(205, 140, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.549, 0.1137
RGB percentages80.4%, 54.9%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(37.8, 75.2%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.8, 85.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 31.7%, 85.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,470,749
CSS custom property--colour: #CD8C1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#3273E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A39000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B29F22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E07B78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 7.5Goldenrod · ΔE 12.4Peru · ΔE 15.8Sandy brown · ΔE 20.4Orange · ΔE 21.4Chocolate · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 7.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1D5ECD
Analogous#CD341D, #B6CD1D
Triadic#1DCD8C, #8C1DCD
Split complementary#1DB6CD, #341DCD
Tetradic#1DCD34, #1D5ECD, #CD1DB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E2C0
Lighter +30%#F0CE93
Lighter +20%#E9B967
Lighter +10%#E3A53A
Darker −10%#A06D17
Darker −20%#744F10
Darker −30%#47300A
Darker −40%#1A1204
More saturated +25%#EA9400
Less saturated −25%#B0843A

Channel breakdown

R205
G140
B29
Red205 (80.4%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue37.84°
Saturation (HSL)75.21%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 8C · B 1D

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