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Recognised as Colour

#CDAD9E

  • #CDAD9E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#CDAD9E is a orange with RGB values 205, 173, 158 and HSL 19°, 32%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#CDAD9E#CDAD9E
HEX#CDAD9E
RGBrgb(205, 173, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.6784, 0.6196
RGB percentages80.4%, 67.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(19.1, 32%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.1, 22.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 15.6%, 22.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,479,326
CSS custom property--colour: #CDAD9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#325261

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B5B09Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB69Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#D6A8A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#9EBECD
Analogous#CD9EA6, #CDC59E
Triadic#9ECDAD, #AD9ECD
Split complementary#9ECDC5, #9EA6CD
Tetradic#A6CD9E, #9EBECD, #C49ECD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0E6E1
Lighter +10%#DEC9C0
Darker −10%#BC917C
Darker −20%#AA745B
Darker −30%#8B5D47
Darker −40%#694636
More saturated +25%#DFA68C
Less saturated −25%#BBB4B0

Channel breakdown

R205
G173
B158
Red205 (80.4%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue19.15°
Saturation (HSL)31.97%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G AD · B 9E

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