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#CD8A2F

#cd8a2f ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd8a2f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.68% magenta, 77.07% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 34.56°, with 62.7% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.3136

Complementary

  1. #cd8a2f
  2. #2f72cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8a2f
  2. #2fc1cd
  3. #3b2fcd

Analogous

  1. #cd3b2f
  2. #cd8a2f
  3. #c1cd2f

Triadic

  1. #cd8a2f
  2. #2fcd8a
  3. #8a2fcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8a2f
  2. #72cd2f
  3. #2f72cd
  4. #8a2fcd

Square

  1. #cd8a2f
  2. #2fcd3b
  3. #2f72cd
  4. #cd2fc1

Monochromatic

  1. #513612
  2. #8f6021
  3. #cd8a2f
  4. #ddad6b
  5. #ebcfaa

Shades

#cd8a2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8a2f
  2. #b97c2a
  3. #a46e26
  4. #906121
  5. #7b531c
  6. #674518
  7. #523713
  8. #3e290e
  9. #291c09
  10. #150e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8a2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8a2f
  2. #d29644
  3. #d7a159
  4. #dcad6d
  5. #e1b982
  6. #e6c597
  7. #ebd0ac
  8. #f0dcc1
  9. #f5e8d5
  10. #faf3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8a2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8a2f
  2. #c58937
  3. #be883f
  4. #b68747
  5. #ae864f
  6. #a78558
  7. #9f8460
  8. #978368
  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 #a18e21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09e31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07978 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b48d27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd9730 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d88063 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8a2f {
  color: #cd8a2f;
}
Background
.bg-cd8a2f {
  background-color: #cd8a2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8a2f {
  border: 2px solid #cd8a2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8a2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 138 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8a2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8a2f, #c1cd2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8a2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 138 47 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 4.61 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.17 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.96 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.49 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.93 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.97 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.12 #3275d0 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Peru
#cd8a2f  rgb(205, 138, 47)  hsl(35, 63%, 49%)  Peru
#2f72cd  rgb(47, 114, 205)  hsl(215, 63%, 49%)  True Blue
#2fcd8a  rgb(47, 205, 138)  hsl(155, 63%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#8a2fcd  rgb(138, 47, 205)  hsl(275, 63%, 49%)  Blue Violet