Colour
#CD9000
- #CD9000
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CD9000 is a orange with RGB values 205, 144, 0 and HSL 42°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CD9000#CD9000
HEX#CD9000
RGBrgb(205, 144, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5647, 0
RGB percentages80.4%, 56.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(42.1, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.1, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 29.8%, 100%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,471,744
CSS custom property--colour: #CD9000;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#326FFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#003DCD
Analogous#CD2900, #A4CD00
Triadic#00CD90, #9000CD
Split complementary#00A4CD, #2900CD
Tetradic#00CD29, #003DCD, #CD00A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G144
B0
Red205 (80.4%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue42.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 90 · B 00
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