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Recognised as Colour

#CDA98C

  • #CDA98C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#CDA98C is a orange with RGB values 205, 169, 140 and HSL 27°, 39%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#CDA98C#CDA98C
HEX#CDA98C
RGBrgb(205, 169, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6627, 0.549
RGB percentages80.4%, 66.3%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(26.8, 39.4%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.8, 31.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 31.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,478,284
CSS custom property--colour: #CDA98C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#325673

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B4AB8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB38Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D8A2A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 6.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#8CB0CD
Analogous#CD8C90, #CDCA8C
Triadic#8CCDA9, #A98CCD
Split complementary#8CCDC9, #8C90CD
Tetradic#90CD8C, #8CB0CD, #C98CCD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF9F7
Lighter +20%#ECDED3
Lighter +10%#DCC4B0
Darker −10%#BE8E68
Darker −20%#A9744A
Darker −30%#865C3A
Darker −40%#62442B
More saturated +25%#E2A777
Less saturated −25%#B8ABA1

Channel breakdown

R205
G169
B140
Red205 (80.4%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue26.77°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G A9 · B 8C

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