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#CD8051 Color

#CD8051 is rgb(205, 128, 81) in RGB, hsl(23, 55%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 60%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Raw Sienna (#D68A59), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD8051
HEX#CD8051
RGBrgb(205, 128, 81)
HSLhsl(23, 55%, 56%)
HSVhsv(23, 60%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 60%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.114 51.2)
LABlab(61.27% 27.34 38.30)
LCHlch(61.27% 47.06 54.48)

What #CD8051 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 #CD8051, 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.

#CD8051 Channel Values

How #CD8051 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 128 · B 818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 55% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 60% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 60% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD8051 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 text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD8051 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD8051

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD8051; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CD8051

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 #CD8051.

How #CD8051 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#CD8051
Protanopia#919150
Protanomaly#AC8B50
Deuteranopia#9F9F4B
Deuteranomaly#B3944E
Tritanopia#D07B7B
Tritanomaly#CF7D6D
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD8051 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd8051: #CD8051;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD8051;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd8051': '#CD8051' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.502, blue: 0.318)
Android XML<color name="color_cd8051">#CD8051</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD8051"

More Orange Colors

#CD8051 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD8051 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD8051?

#CD8051 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(205, 128, 81) in RGB and hsl(23, 55%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Raw Sienna (#D68A59), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.68.

What is the RGB value of #CD8051?

#CD8051 is rgb(205, 128, 81) — red 205, green 128, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD8051?

#CD8051 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 60%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD8051 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD8051 scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD8051 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD8051 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.71, which is visibly different.

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