All About Color #CD9A42

#CD9A42

About #CD9A42

#CD9A42 is a medium orange color with the hex code #CD9A42. In RGB it is red 205, green 154, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 38°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 0%, 25%, 68%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.53:1 on white and 8.30:1 on black.

#CD9A42 Color Conversion

Hex tripletCD, 9A, 42
CMYK0.00%, 24.88%, 67.80%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal205, 154, 66
HSL38°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal315, 232, 102
HSV (HSB)37.99°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11001101, 10011010, 1000010
CIE-L*AB66.89, 10.15, 52.05
RGB Percent80.39%, 60.39%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH66.89, 53.03, 78.97
XYZ37.72, 36.48, 10.21
CIE-L*UV66.89, 41.08, 56.58
xyY0.45, 0.43, 36.48
Hunter-Lab60.40, 5.76, 32.26
RYB57.47%, 80.39%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CD9A42 on a dark background: contrast 8.30:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CD9A42 on a light background: contrast 2.53:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CD9A42, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#CD9A42 · #E0C08A · #8D6725 · #4275CD · #8AAAE0

Analogous palette

#CD4275 · #CD5442 · #CD9A42 · #BACD42 · #75CD42

Triadic palette

#CD9A42 · #42CD9A · #9A42CD · #E0C08A · #8AE0C0

Tetradic palette

#CD9A42 · #42CD54 · #4275CD · #CD42BA · #8D6725

Monochromatic palette

#5D4419 · #997029 · #CD9A42 · #DDBA7E · #EDDABB

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