Recognised as Colour

#CDB38C

#CDB38C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#CDB38C is a orange with RGB values 205, 179, 140 and HSL 36°, 39%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#CDB38C#CDB38C

HEX#CDB38C

RGBrgb(205, 179, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.702, 0.549

RGB percentages80.4%, 70.2%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(36, 39.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(36, 31.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 12.7%, 31.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,480,844

CSS custom property--colour: #CDB38C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.42:1

Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#324C73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEB389no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4B98Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D8ACA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 1.9 Burlywood · ΔE 8 Wheat · ΔE 15.2 Peach puff · ΔE 15.9 Navajo white · ΔE 16.6 Moccasin · ΔE 17.7

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 1.91, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8CA6CD

Analogous#CD938C, #C7CD8C

Triadic#8CCDB3, #B38CCD

Split complementary#8CC7CD, #938CCD

Tetradic#8CCD93, #8CA6CD, #CD8CC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF9F7

Lighter +20%#ECE2D3

Lighter +10%#DCCAB0

Darker −10%#BE9C68

Darker −20%#A9834A

Darker −30%#86683A

Darker −40%#624C2B

More saturated +25%#E2B777

Less saturated −25%#B8AFA1

Channel breakdown

R205

G179

B140

Red205 (80.4%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue36°

Saturation (HSL)39.39%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G B3 · B 8C

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Also reads as

CdB38C (chemical formula)

Formula
535.201 g/mol
40 atoms

CdB38C has a molar mass of 535.201 g/mol, made up of 40 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Cd, 38 × B, 1 × C.

Open this reading on its own page →

Molar mass

Molar mass535.201 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule40

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule8.8872217 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.125211 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Cd21%

B76.8%

C2.2%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 21.003%

Boron (B × 38)410.78 g/mol, 76.752%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 2.244%

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Elements in this formula

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page