Recognised as Colour
#CD9B0B
- #CD9B0B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CD9B0B is a orange with RGB values 205, 155, 11 and HSL 45°, 90%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CD9B0B#CD9B0B
HEX#CD9B0B
RGBrgb(205, 155, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6078, 0.0431
RGB percentages80.4%, 60.8%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(44.5, 89.8%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.5, 94.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 24.4%, 94.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,474,571
CSS custom property--colour: #CD9B0B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#3264F4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0B3DCD
Analogous#CD3A0B, #9ECD0B
Triadic#0BCD9B, #9B0BCD
Split complementary#0B9ECD, #3A0BCD
Tetradic#0BCD3A, #0B3DCD, #CD0B9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G155
B11
Red205 (80.4%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue44.54°
Saturation (HSL)89.81%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 9B · B 0B
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