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#CD440A Color

#CD440A is rgb(205, 68, 10) in RGB, hsl(18, 91%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 95%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD440A
HEX#CD440A
RGBrgb(205, 68, 10)
HSLhsl(18, 91%, 42%)
HSVhsv(18, 95%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 95%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.182 38.4)
LABlab(49.19% 53.60 58.35)
LCHlch(49.19% 79.23 47.43)

What #CD440A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CD440A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#CD440A Channel Values

How #CD440A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 205 · G 68 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 91% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 95% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 67% · Y 95% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.74:1 vs white · 4.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD440A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD440A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD440A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD440A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #CD440A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD440A.

How #CD440A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CD440A
Protanopia#6D6D02
Protanomaly#9D5F05
Deuteranopia#878700
Deuteranomaly#A77200
Tritanopia#CE4040
Tritanomaly#CE4132
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD440A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cd440a: #CD440A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD440A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd440a': '#CD440A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.267, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_cd440a">#CD440A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD440A"

More Brown Colors

#CD440A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD440A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD440A?

#CD440A is a mid-tone brown — rgb(205, 68, 10) in RGB and hsl(18, 91%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sinopia (#CB410B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.29.

What is the RGB value of #CD440A?

#CD440A is rgb(205, 68, 10) — red 205, green 68, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD440A?

#CD440A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 95%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD440A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CD440A scores 4.74:1 against white and 4.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD440A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD440A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 16.19, which is visibly different.

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