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#CD8A2A

#cd8a2a ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd8a2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.68% magenta, 79.51% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 35.34°, with 65.99% saturation and 48.43% 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 5.26.

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Relative luminance0.3132

Complementary

  1. #cd8a2a
  2. #2a6dcd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8a2a
  2. #2abecd
  3. #392acd

Analogous

  1. #cd392a
  2. #cd8a2a
  3. #becd2a

Triadic

  1. #cd8a2a
  2. #2acd8a
  3. #8a2acd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8a2a
  2. #6dcd2a
  3. #2a6dcd
  4. #8a2acd

Square

  1. #cd8a2a
  2. #2acd39
  3. #2a6dcd
  4. #cd2abe

Monochromatic

  1. #4e3510
  2. #8e5f1d
  3. #cd8a2a
  4. #dfad64
  5. #eccea4

Shades

#cd8a2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8a2a
  2. #b97c26
  3. #a46e22
  4. #90611d
  5. #7b5319
  6. #674515
  7. #523711
  8. #3e290d
  9. #291c08
  10. #150e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8a2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8a2a
  2. #d2963f
  3. #d7a155
  4. #dcad6a
  5. #e1b97f
  6. #e6c595
  7. #ebd0aa
  8. #f0dcbf
  9. #f5e8d4
  10. #faf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8a2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8a2a
  2. #c58933
  3. #be883b
  4. #b68744
  5. #ae864c
  6. #a78555
  7. #9f845e
  8. #978366
  9. #8f826f
  10. #888177
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0927b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18e19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07977 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b48d21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd972c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d88061 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8a2a {
  color: #cd8a2a;
}
Background
.bg-cd8a2a {
  background-color: #cd8a2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8a2a {
  border: 2px solid #cd8a2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8a2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 138 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8a2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8a2a, #becd2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8a2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 138 42 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 5.26 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.70 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.04 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.50 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.56 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.72 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.31 #3275d5 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Peru
#cd8a2a  rgb(205, 138, 42)  hsl(35, 66%, 48%)  Peru
#2a6dcd  rgb(42, 109, 205)  hsl(215, 66%, 48%)  True Blue
#2acd8a  rgb(42, 205, 138)  hsl(155, 66%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#8a2acd  rgb(138, 42, 205)  hsl(275, 66%, 48%)  Dark Violet