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#CD8323 Color

#CD8323 is rgb(205, 131, 35) in RGB, hsl(34, 71%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 83%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ocher (Ochre) (#CC7722), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD8323
HEX#CD8323
RGBrgb(205, 131, 35)
HSLhsl(34, 71%, 47%)
HSVhsv(34, 83%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 83%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.137 67.1)
LABlab(61.62% 24.15 59.39)
LCHlch(61.62% 64.11 67.87)

What #CD8323 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 #CD8323, 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.

#CD8323 Channel Values

How #CD8323 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 131 · B 358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 71% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 83% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 83% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD8323 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 text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CD8323

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD8323; 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 #CD8323

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 #CD8323.

How #CD8323 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#CD8323
Protanopia#939321
Protanomaly#AD8D22
Deuteranopia#A0A012
Deuteranomaly#B4961A
Tritanopia#D17C7C
Tritanomaly#CF7F64
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD8323 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd8323: #CD8323;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD8323;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd8323': '#CD8323' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.514, blue: 0.137)
Android XML<color name="color_cd8323">#CD8323</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD8323"

More Orange Colors

#CD8323 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD8323 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD8323?

#CD8323 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(205, 131, 35) in RGB and hsl(34, 71%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ocher (Ochre) (#CC7722), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.72.

What is the RGB value of #CD8323?

#CD8323 is rgb(205, 131, 35) — red 205, green 131, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD8323?

#CD8323 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 83%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD8323 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD8323 scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD8323 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD8323 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 10.99, which is visibly different.

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