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#CD650A Color

#CD650A is rgb(205, 101, 10) in RGB, hsl(28, 91%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 95%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chocolate (#D2691E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD650A
HEX#CD650A
RGBrgb(205, 101, 10)
HSLhsl(28, 91%, 42%)
HSVhsv(28, 95%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 95%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.157 51.9)
LABlab(55.00% 38.96 61.51)
LCHlch(55.00% 72.81 57.65)

What #CD650A 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 #CD650A, 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.

#CD650A Channel Values

How #CD650A 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 101 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 91% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 95% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 95% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.84:1 vs white · 5.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD650A 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD650A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD650A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD650A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CD650A

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD650A.

How #CD650A 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#CD650A
Protanopia#7F7F03
Protanomaly#A47506
Deuteranopia#929200
Deuteranomaly#AD8300
Tritanopia#CF5F5F
Tritanomaly#CE614B
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD650A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd650a: #CD650A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD650A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd650a': '#CD650A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.396, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_cd650a">#CD650A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD650A"

More Brown Colors

#CD650A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD650A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD650A?

#CD650A is a mid-tone brown — rgb(205, 101, 10) in RGB and hsl(28, 91%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chocolate (#D2691E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.29.

What is the RGB value of #CD650A?

#CD650A is rgb(205, 101, 10) — red 205, green 101, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD650A?

#CD650A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 95%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD650A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD650A scores 3.84:1 against white and 5.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD650A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD650A 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 4.29, which is very hard to tell apart.

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