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#CD811D Color

#CD811D is rgb(205, 129, 29) in RGB, hsl(34, 75%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 86%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD811D
HEX#CD811D
RGBrgb(205, 129, 29)
HSLhsl(34, 75%, 46%)
HSVhsv(34, 86%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 86%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.14 66.6)
LABlab(61.13% 25.07 60.92)
LCHlch(61.13% 65.88 67.64)

What #CD811D 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 #CD811D, 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.

#CD811D Channel Values

How #CD811D 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 129 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 75% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 86% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 86% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD811D 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 text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD811D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD811D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD811D; 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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Tints & Shades of #CD811D

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 #CD811D.

How #CD811D 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#CD811D
Protanopia#92921A
Protanomaly#AD8B1B
Deuteranopia#9F9F05
Deuteranomaly#B39411
Tritanopia#D17A7A
Tritanomaly#CF7D62
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD811D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd811d: #CD811D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD811D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd811d': '#CD811D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.506, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_cd811d">#CD811D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD811D"

More Orange Colors

#CD811D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD811D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD811D?

#CD811D is a mid-tone orange — rgb(205, 129, 29) in RGB and hsl(34, 75%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #CD811D?

#CD811D is rgb(205, 129, 29) — red 205, green 129, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD811D?

#CD811D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 86%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD811D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD811D scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD811D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD811D 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.21, which is visibly different.

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