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Recognised as Colour

#CD8E21

  • #CD8E21
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CD8E21 is a orange with RGB values 205, 142, 33 and HSL 38°, 72%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#CD8E21#CD8E21
HEX#CD8E21
RGBrgb(205, 142, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5569, 0.1294
RGB percentages80.4%, 55.7%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(38, 72.3%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38, 83.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 30.7%, 83.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,471,265
CSS custom property--colour: #CD8E21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#3271DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A59102no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A026no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E07D7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 7.1Goldenrod · ΔE 11.9Peru · ΔE 15.4Sandy brown · ΔE 19.9Orange · ΔE 22.1Chocolate · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 7.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2160CD
Analogous#CD3821, #B6CD21
Triadic#21CD8E, #8E21CD
Split complementary#21B6CD, #3821CD
Tetradic#21CD38, #2160CD, #CD21B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E4C4
Lighter +30%#EFCF98
Lighter +20%#E7BA6D
Lighter +10%#E0A641
Darker −10%#A1701A
Darker −20%#755113
Darker −30%#49330C
Darker −40%#1D1405
More saturated +25%#EB9603
Less saturated −25%#AF863F

Channel breakdown

R205
G142
B33
Red205 (80.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue38.02°
Saturation (HSL)72.27%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 8E · B 21

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