#cd9f49

Color #cd9f49

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 15.17 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#cd9f49

RGB

rgb(205, 159, 73)

HSL

hsl(39.1, 56.9%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.1, 64.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 64.4%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(68.21, 7.87, 50.26)

LCH

lch(68.21, 50.87, 81.1)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.1167, 80.73)

HWB

hwb(39.1, 28.6%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4977cd

Analogous

#cd5d49

#cd9f49

#b9cd49

Triadic

#cd9f49

#49cd9f

#9f49cd

Split-complementary

#cd9f49

#49b9cd

#5d49cd

Tetradic

#cd9f49

#77cd49

#4977cd

#9f49cd

Square

#cd9f49

#49cd5d

#4977cd

#cd49b9

Shades

Color #cd9f49 mixed toward black.

#b68832

#916d28

#6d511e

#493614

#241b0a

Tints

Color #cd9f49 mixed toward white.

#d5af67

#debf86

#e6cfa4

#eedfc2

#f7efe1

Tones

Color #cd9f49 mixed toward gray.

#c29c54

#b7985f

#ac956a

#a19275

#968e80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbba67 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#bdc16c · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#cb787b · ΔE 31.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cd9f49;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd9f49]

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Frequently asked questions

#cd9f49 (#cd9f49) is rgb(205, 159, 73) in RGB.

No, #cd9f49 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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