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#CDA065 Color

#CDA065 is rgb(205, 160, 101) in RGB, hsl(34, 51%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 51%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aztec Gold (#C39953), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDA065
HEX#CDA065
RGBrgb(205, 160, 101)
HSLhsl(34, 51%, 60%)
HSVhsv(34, 51%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 51%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.093 73)
LABlab(69.16% 11.99 37.30)
LCHlch(69.16% 39.18 72.18)

What #CDA065 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 #CDA065, 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.

#CDA065 Channel Values

How #CDA065 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 160 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 51% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 51% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 51% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDA065 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 text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDA065 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDA065

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDA065; 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 #CDA065

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 #CDA065.

How #CDA065 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#CDA065
Protanopia#A9A965
Protanomaly#B8A565
Deuteranopia#B1B162
Deuteranomaly#BDAA63
Tritanopia#D19A9A
Tritanomaly#D09C88
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDA065 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cda065: #CDA065;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDA065;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cda065': '#CDA065' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.627, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_cda065">#CDA065</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDA065"

More Orange Colors

#CDA065 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDA065 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDA065?

#CDA065 is a light orange — rgb(205, 160, 101) in RGB and hsl(34, 51%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aztec Gold (#C39953), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #CDA065?

#CDA065 is rgb(205, 160, 101) — red 205, green 160, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDA065?

#CDA065 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 51%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDA065 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDA065 scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDA065 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDA065 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 11.08, which is visibly different.

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