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#CD8A2D

#cd8a2d ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd8a2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.68% magenta, 78.05% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 34.87°, with 64% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.3135

Complementary

  1. #cd8a2d
  2. #2d70cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8a2d
  2. #2dc0cd
  3. #3a2dcd

Analogous

  1. #cd3a2d
  2. #cd8a2d
  3. #c0cd2d

Triadic

  1. #cd8a2d
  2. #2dcd8a
  3. #8a2dcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8a2d
  2. #70cd2d
  3. #2d70cd
  4. #8a2dcd

Square

  1. #cd8a2d
  2. #2dcd3a
  3. #2d70cd
  4. #cd2dc0

Monochromatic

  1. #503611
  2. #8e601f
  3. #cd8a2d
  4. #dead69
  5. #eccfa7

Shades

#cd8a2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8a2d
  2. #b97c29
  3. #a46e24
  4. #906120
  5. #7b531b
  6. #674517
  7. #523712
  8. #3e290e
  9. #291c09
  10. #150e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8a2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8a2d
  2. #d29642
  3. #d7a157
  4. #dcad6c
  5. #e1b981
  6. #e6c596
  7. #ebd0ab
  8. #f0dcc0
  9. #f5e8d5
  10. #faf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8a2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8a2d
  2. #c58935
  3. #be883e
  4. #b68746
  5. #ae864e
  6. #a78557
  7. #9f845f
  8. #978367
  9. #8f826f
  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 #a18e1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07978 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b48d25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd972f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d88062 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8a2d {
  color: #cd8a2d;
}
Background
.bg-cd8a2d {
  background-color: #cd8a2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8a2d {
  border: 2px solid #cd8a2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8a2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 138 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8a2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8a2d, #c0cd2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8a2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 138 45 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 4.88 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.38 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.98 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.51 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.77 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.95 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.08 #3275d2 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Peru
#cd8a2d  rgb(205, 138, 45)  hsl(35, 64%, 49%)  Peru
#2d70cd  rgb(45, 112, 205)  hsl(215, 64%, 49%)  True Blue
#2dcd8a  rgb(45, 205, 138)  hsl(155, 64%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#8a2dcd  rgb(138, 45, 205)  hsl(275, 64%, 49%)  Blue Violet