Colour
#CDBA8C
- #CDBA8C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#CDBA8C is a orange with RGB values 205, 186, 140 and HSL 42°, 39%, 68%. 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
#CDBA8C#CDBA8C
HEX#CDBA8C
RGBrgb(205, 186, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7294, 0.549
RGB percentages80.4%, 72.9%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(42.5, 39.4%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.5, 31.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 9.3%, 31.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,482,636
CSS custom property--colour: #CDBA8C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 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#324573
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#8C9FCD
Analogous#CD9A8C, #C0CD8C
Triadic#8CCDBA, #BA8CCD
Split complementary#8CC0CD, #9A8CCD
Tetradic#8CCD9A, #8C9FCD, #CD8CC0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G186
B140
Red205 (80.4%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue42.46°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G BA · B 8C
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