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Recognised as Colour

#CDA179

  • #CDA179
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#CDA179 is a orange with RGB values 205, 161, 121 and HSL 29°, 46%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#CDA179#CDA179
HEX#CDA179
RGBrgb(205, 161, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6314, 0.4745
RGB percentages80.4%, 63.1%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(28.6, 45.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.6, 41%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 21.5%, 41%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,476,217
CSS custom property--colour: #CDA179;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#325E86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFA476no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9AD7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DB9897no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 8.6Burlywood · ΔE 9.1Dark salmon · ΔE 17.2Peach puff · ΔE 21.1Navajo white · ΔE 21.8Rosy brown · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 8.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79A5CD
Analogous#CD797B, #CDCB79
Triadic#79CDA1, #A179CD
Split complementary#79CDCB, #797BCD
Tetradic#7BCD79, #79A5CD, #CB79CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7EFE8
Lighter +20%#E9D5C3
Lighter +10%#DBBB9E
Darker −10%#BF8754
Darker −20%#A36E3D
Darker −30%#7E552F
Darker −40%#593C21
More saturated +25%#E4A062
Less saturated −25%#B6A290

Channel breakdown

R205
G161
B121
Red205 (80.4%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue28.57°
Saturation (HSL)45.65%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G A1 · B 79

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