Colour

#CD9D30

#CD9D30
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CD9D30 is a orange with RGB values 205, 157, 48 and HSL 42°, 62%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#CD9D30

RGBrgb(205, 157, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6157, 0.1882

RGB percentages80.4%, 61.6%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(41.7, 62.1%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(41.7, 76.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 23.4%, 76.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,475,120

CSS custom property--colour: #CD9D30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1

Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#3262CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B19D1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDA935no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DF8E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 8.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 9.2 Peru · ΔE 19.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 21.4 Orange · ΔE 25.9 Olive · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3060CD

Analogous#CD4E30, #AFCD30

Triadic#30CD9D, #9D30CD

Split complementary#30AFCD, #4F30CD

Tetradic#30CD4E, #3060CD, #CD30AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5EBD4

Lighter +30%#EBD8AB

Lighter +20%#E2C481

Lighter +10%#D8B158

Darker −10%#A47D26

Darker −20%#7A5E1D

Darker −30%#513E13

Darker −40%#281E09

More saturated +25%#EDA910

Less saturated −25%#AD9150

Channel breakdown

R205

G157

B48

Red205 (80.4%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue41.66°

Saturation (HSL)62.06%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 9D · B 30

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