Colour
#CDB999
- #CDB999
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#CDB999 is a orange with RGB values 205, 185, 153 and HSL 37°, 34%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CDB999#CDB999
HEX#CDB999
RGBrgb(205, 185, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7255, 0.6
RGB percentages80.4%, 72.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(36.9, 34.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36.9, 25.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 25.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,482,393
CSS custom property--colour: #CDB999;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#324666
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99ADCD
Analogous#CD9F99, #C7CD99
Triadic#99CDB9, #B999CD
Split complementary#99C7CD, #9F99CD
Tetradic#99CD9F, #99ADCD, #CD99C7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G185
B153
Red205 (80.4%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue36.92°
Saturation (HSL)34.21%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G B9 · B 99
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