#cd9c1d

Color #cd9c1d

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 4.69 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#cd9c1d

RGB

rgb(205, 156, 29)

HSL

hsl(43.3, 75.2%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.3, 85.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.9%, 85.9%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(67.16, 7.57, 65.99)

LCH

lch(67.16, 66.42, 83.46)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.1408, 84.7)

HWB

hwb(43.3, 11.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1d4ecd

Analogous

#cd441d

#cd9c1d

#a6cd1d

Triadic

#cd9c1d

#1dcd9c

#9c1dcd

Split-complementary

#cd9c1d

#1da6cd

#441dcd

Tetradic

#cd9c1d

#4ecd1d

#1d4ecd

#9c1dcd

Square

#cd9c1d

#1dcd44

#1d4ecd

#cd1da6

Shades

Color #cd9c1d mixed toward black.

#ab8218

#896813

#674e0f

#44340a

#221a05

Tints

Color #cd9c1d mixed toward white.

#e2b236

#e8c25e

#eed186

#f4e0ae

#f9f0d7

Tones

Color #cd9c1d mixed toward gray.

#be962c

#b08f3a

#a18949

#928258

#847c66

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab955 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#bdc05d · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#cb6c71 · ΔE 37.6

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 26.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd9c1d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd9c1d]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#cd9c1d (#cd9c1d) is rgb(205, 156, 29) in RGB.

No, #cd9c1d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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