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Recognised as Colour

#CD987E

  • #CD987E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#CD987E is a orange with RGB values 205, 152, 126 and HSL 20°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#CD987E#CD987E
HEX#CD987E
RGBrgb(205, 152, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.5961, 0.4941
RGB percentages80.4%, 59.6%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(19.7, 44.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.7, 38.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 25.9%, 38.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,473,918
CSS custom property--colour: #CD987E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#326781

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A69D7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2A87Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DB8F91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#7EB3CD
Analogous#CD7E8C, #CDC07E
Triadic#7ECD98, #987ECD
Split complementary#7ECDC0, #7E8CCD
Tetradic#8BCD7E, #7EB3CD, #C07ECD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F0EC
Lighter +20%#E9D3C8
Lighter +10%#DBB5A3
Darker −10%#BF7B59
Darker −20%#A56140
Darker −30%#804C32
Darker −40%#5C3623
More saturated +25%#E39068
Less saturated −25%#B7A094

Channel breakdown

R205
G152
B126
Red205 (80.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue19.75°
Saturation (HSL)44.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 98 · B 7E

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