All About Color #CD9979

#CD9979

About #CD9979

#CD9979 is a light orange color with the hex code #CD9979. In RGB it is red 205, green 153, blue 121; in HSL it is hue 23°, saturation 46%, lightness 64%; in CMYK it is 0%, 25%, 41%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.49:1 on white and 8.43:1 on black.

#CD9979 Color Conversion

Hex tripletCD, 99, 79
CMYK0.00%, 25.37%, 40.98%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal205, 153, 121
HSL23°, 46%, 64%
RGB Octal315, 231, 171
HSV (HSB)22.86°, 40.98%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11001101, 10011001, 1111001
CIE-L*AB67.38, 15.34, 24.40
RGB Percent80.39%, 60.00%, 47.45%
CIE-L*CH67.38, 28.82, 57.83
XYZ40.02, 37.14, 23.15
CIE-L*UV67.38, 37.06, 29.04
xyY0.40, 0.37, 37.14
Hunter-Lab60.94, 10.56, 20.14
RYB80.39%, 67.72%, 47.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CD9979 on a dark background: contrast 8.43:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CD9979 on a light background: contrast 2.49:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CD9979, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#CD9979 · #E6CCBC · #AB693F · #79ADCD · #BCD6E6

Analogous palette

#CD79AD · #CD7983 · #CD9979 · #CDC479 · #ADCD79

Triadic palette

#CD9979 · #79CD99 · #9979CD · #E6CCBC · #BCE6CC

Tetradic palette

#CD9979 · #83CD79 · #79ADCD · #C479CD · #AB693F

Monochromatic palette

#7F4D2F · #B67043 · #CD9979 · #E2C4B1 · #F7EEE9

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