Recognised as Colour
#CDA52E
- #CDA52E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CDA52E is a orange with RGB values 205, 165, 46 and HSL 45°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CDA52E#CDA52E
HEX#CDA52E
RGBrgb(205, 165, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6471, 0.1804
RGB percentages80.4%, 64.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(44.9, 63.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.9, 77.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 19.5%, 77.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,477,166
CSS custom property--colour: #CDA52E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#325AD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E56CD
Analogous#CD562E, #A6CD2E
Triadic#2ECDA5, #A52ECD
Split complementary#2EA6CD, #552ECD
Tetradic#2ECD55, #2E56CD, #CD2EA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G165
B46
Red205 (80.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue44.91°
Saturation (HSL)63.35%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G A5 · B 2E
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