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Colour

#CF8900

  • #CF8900
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#CF8900 is a orange with RGB values 207, 137, 0 and HSL 40°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#CF8900#CF8900
HEX#CF8900
RGBrgb(207, 137, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.5373, 0
RGB percentages81.2%, 53.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(39.7, 100%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.7, 100%, 81.2%)
CMYK0%, 33.8%, 100%, 18.8%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,601,024
CSS custom property--colour: #CF8900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#3076FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A18D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B29E0Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E27774no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0046CF
Analogous#CF2200, #ADCF00
Triadic#00CF89, #8900CF
Split complementary#00ADCF, #2200CF
Tetradic#00CF22, #0046CF, #CF00AD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFDE9C
Lighter +30%#FFCC69
Lighter +20%#FFBB36
Lighter +10%#FFAA03
Darker −10%#9C6700
Darker −20%#694500
Darker −30%#362400
Darker −40%#030200
More saturated +25%#CF8900
Less saturated −25%#B5811A

Channel breakdown

R207
G137
B0
Red207 (81.2%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue39.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CF · G 89 · B 00

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