Recognised as Colour
#CDAB9D
- #CDAB9D
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#CDAB9D is a orange with RGB values 205, 171, 157 and HSL 17°, 32%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#CDAB9D#CDAB9D
HEX#CDAB9D
RGBrgb(205, 171, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6706, 0.6157
RGB percentages80.4%, 67.1%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(17.5, 32.4%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.5, 23.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 16.6%, 23.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,478,813
CSS custom property--colour: #CDAB9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#325462
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DBFCD
Analogous#CD9DA7, #CDC39D
Triadic#9DCDAB, #AB9DCD
Split complementary#9DCDC3, #9DA7CD
Tetradic#A7CD9D, #9DBFCD, #C39DCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G171
B157
Red205 (80.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue17.5°
Saturation (HSL)32.43%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G AB · B 9D
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