Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#CD9E45

  • #CD9E45
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CD9E45 is a orange with RGB values 205, 158, 69 and HSL 39°, 58%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#CD9E45#CD9E45
HEX#CD9E45
RGBrgb(205, 158, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6196, 0.2706
RGB percentages80.4%, 62%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(39.3, 57.6%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.3, 66.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 22.9%, 66.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,475,397
CSS custom property--colour: #CD9E45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#3261BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B19F3Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCAA48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DE908Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.1Peru · ΔE 15.1Sandy brown · ΔE 16.8Goldenrod · ΔE 17.2Dark khaki · ΔE 21.8Burlywood · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4574CD
Analogous#CD5A45, #B8CD45
Triadic#45CD9E, #9E45CD
Split complementary#45B8CD, #5A45CD
Tetradic#45CD5A, #4574CD, #CD45B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F2E6
Lighter +30%#EDDDBE
Lighter +20%#E3C895
Lighter +10%#D8B36D
Darker −10%#B0832F
Darker −20%#886524
Darker −30%#5F471A
Darker −40%#37290F
More saturated +25%#EBA727
Less saturated −25%#B09562

Channel breakdown

R205
G158
B69
Red205 (80.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue39.26°
Saturation (HSL)57.63%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 9E · B 45

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “cd9e45” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.