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#CD8A4E

#cd8a4e ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cd8a4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.68% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 28.35°, with 55.95% saturation and 55.49% 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3171

Complementary

  1. #cd8a4e
  2. #4e91cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8a4e
  2. #4ecdca
  3. #4e51cd

Analogous

  1. #cd4e51
  2. #cd8a4e
  3. #cdca4e

Triadic

  1. #cd8a4e
  2. #4ecd8a
  3. #8a4ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8a4e
  2. #91cd4e
  3. #4e91cd
  4. #8a4ecd

Square

  1. #cd8a4e
  2. #51cd4e
  3. #4e91cd
  4. #ca4ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #653f1d
  2. #a1642d
  3. #cd8a4e
  4. #deb18a
  5. #efd9c5

Shades

#cd8a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8a4e
  2. #b97c46
  3. #a46e3e
  4. #906137
  5. #7b532f
  6. #674527
  7. #52371f
  8. #3e2917
  9. #291c10
  10. #150e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8a4e
  2. #d29660
  3. #d7a171
  4. #dcad83
  5. #e1b995
  6. #e6c5a7
  7. #ebd0b8
  8. #f0dcca
  9. #f5e8dc
  10. #faf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8a4e
  2. #c58953
  3. #be8858
  4. #b6875d
  5. #ae8662
  6. #a78567
  7. #9f846c
  8. #978371
  9. #8f8276
  10. #88817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b09381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f9048 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9f4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de7c7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b38d4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb974e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8826d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8a4e {
  color: #cd8a4e;
}
Background
.bg-cd8a4e {
  background-color: #cd8a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8a4e {
  border: 2px solid #cd8a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8a4e, #cdca4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 2.30 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 3.14 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.18 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 4.32 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.48 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.23 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.56 #3275b1 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Peru
#cd8a4e  rgb(205, 138, 78)  hsl(28, 56%, 55%)  Peru
#4e91cd  rgb(78, 145, 205)  hsl(208, 56%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#4ecd8a  rgb(78, 205, 138)  hsl(148, 56%, 55%)  Emerald
#8a4ecd  rgb(138, 78, 205)  hsl(268, 56%, 55%)  Dark Orchid