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#CD871D Color

#CD871D is rgb(205, 135, 29) in RGB, hsl(36, 75%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 86%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caramel (#C68E17), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD871D
HEX#CD871D
RGBrgb(205, 135, 29)
HSLhsl(36, 75%, 46%)
HSVhsv(36, 86%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 86%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.139 70.6)
LABlab(62.53% 21.96 61.99)
LCHlch(62.53% 65.77 70.49)

What #CD871D 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 #CD871D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caramel#C68E17ΔE 7.03Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 8.06Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 8.96Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 9.37Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 9.75Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.88

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#CD871D Channel Values

How #CD871D 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 135 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 75% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 86% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 86% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD871D 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD871D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD871D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD871D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD871D
Complementary
#1D64CD
Analogous
#CD2F1D
Analogous
#BCCD1D
Triadic
#1DCD87
Triadic
#871DCD
Split comp.
#1DBCCD
Split comp.
#2F1DCD

Tints & Shades of #CD871D

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

#E1992D
#E6AA51
#EBBA70
#F0CB94
#F4DAB3
#F9EBD7

Shades

#B37519
#986416
#7D5212
#62410E
#472F0A
#2D1D06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD871D.

How #CD871D 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#CD871D
Protanopia#96961A
Protanomaly#AF901C
Deuteranopia#A3A307
Deuteranomaly#B59812
Tritanopia#D17F7F
Tritanomaly#D08266
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD871D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd871d: #CD871D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD871D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd871d': '#CD871D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.529, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_cd871d">#CD871D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD871D"

More Orange Colors

#CD871D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CD871D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD871D?

#CD871D is a mid-tone orange — rgb(205, 135, 29) in RGB and hsl(36, 75%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caramel (#C68E17), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #CD871D?

#CD871D is rgb(205, 135, 29) — red 205, green 135, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD871D?

#CD871D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 86%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD871D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD871D scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD871D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD871D 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 9.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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