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#CD8A2E

#cd8a2e ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd8a2e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 54.12% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.68% magenta, 77.56% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 34.72°, with 63.35% saturation and 49.22% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.3135

Complementary

  1. #cd8a2e
  2. #2e71cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8a2e
  2. #2ec1cd
  3. #3b2ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd3b2e
  2. #cd8a2e
  3. #c1cd2e

Triadic

  1. #cd8a2e
  2. #2ecd8a
  3. #8a2ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8a2e
  2. #71cd2e
  3. #2e71cd
  4. #8a2ecd

Square

  1. #cd8a2e
  2. #2ecd3b
  3. #2e71cd
  4. #cd2ec1

Monochromatic

  1. #503612
  2. #8f6020
  3. #cd8a2e
  4. #dead6a
  5. #eccfa8

Shades

#cd8a2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8a2e
  2. #b97c29
  3. #a46e25
  4. #906120
  5. #7b531c
  6. #674517
  7. #523712
  8. #3e290e
  9. #291c09
  10. #150e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8a2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8a2e
  2. #d29643
  3. #d7a158
  4. #dcad6d
  5. #e1b982
  6. #e6c597
  7. #ebd0ab
  8. #f0dcc0
  9. #f5e8d5
  10. #faf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8a2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8a2e
  2. #c58936
  3. #be883e
  4. #b68747
  5. #ae864f
  6. #a78557
  7. #9f845f
  8. #978367
  9. #8f8270
  10. #888178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0937b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18e20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09e31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07978 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b48d26 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd9730 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d88062 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8a2e {
  color: #cd8a2e;
}
Background
.bg-cd8a2e {
  background-color: #cd8a2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8a2e {
  border: 2px solid #cd8a2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8a2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 138 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8a2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8a2e, #c1cd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8a2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 138 46 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 4.74 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.28 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.97 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.50 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.87 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.00 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.03 #3275d1 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Peru
#cd8a2e  rgb(205, 138, 46)  hsl(35, 63%, 49%)  Peru
#2e71cd  rgb(46, 113, 205)  hsl(215, 63%, 49%)  True Blue
#2ecd8a  rgb(46, 205, 138)  hsl(155, 63%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#8a2ecd  rgb(138, 46, 205)  hsl(275, 63%, 49%)  Blue Violet