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#CD6A3C Color

#CD6A3C is rgb(205, 106, 60) in RGB, hsl(19, 59%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 71%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD6A3C
HEX#CD6A3C
RGBrgb(205, 106, 60)
HSLhsl(19, 59%, 52%)
HSVhsv(19, 71%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 71%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.139 44.2)
LABlab(56.28% 37.56 43.64)
LCHlch(56.28% 57.58 49.29)

What #CD6A3C 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 #CD6A3C, 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 orange in the library.

#CD6A3C Channel Values

How #CD6A3C 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 106 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 59% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 71% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 71% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD6A3C 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 text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CD6A3C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD6A3C; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CD6A3C

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 #CD6A3C.

How #CD6A3C 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#CD6A3C
Protanopia#82823B
Protanomaly#A5793B
Deuteranopia#959532
Deuteranomaly#AE8636
Tritanopia#CF6666
Tritanomaly#CE6758
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD6A3C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd6a3c: #CD6A3C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD6A3C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd6a3c': '#CD6A3C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.416, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_cd6a3c">#CD6A3C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD6A3C"

More Orange Colors

#CD6A3C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD6A3C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD6A3C?

#CD6A3C is a mid-tone orange — rgb(205, 106, 60) in RGB and hsl(19, 59%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.38.

What is the RGB value of #CD6A3C?

#CD6A3C is rgb(205, 106, 60) — red 205, green 106, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD6A3C?

#CD6A3C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 71%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD6A3C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD6A3C scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD6A3C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD6A3C 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 14.02, which is visibly different.

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