Recognised as Colour
#CDAC9E
- #CDAC9E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#CDAC9E is a orange with RGB values 205, 172, 158 and HSL 18°, 32%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#CDAC9E#CDAC9E
HEX#CDAC9E
RGBrgb(205, 172, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6745, 0.6196
RGB percentages80.4%, 67.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(17.9, 32%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.9, 22.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 16.1%, 22.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,479,070
CSS custom property--colour: #CDAC9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#325361
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EBFCD
Analogous#CD9EA7, #CDC49E
Triadic#9ECDAC, #AC9ECD
Split complementary#9ECDC3, #9EA8CD
Tetradic#A8CD9E, #9EBFCD, #C49ECD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G172
B158
Red205 (80.4%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue17.87°
Saturation (HSL)31.97%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G AC · B 9E
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