All About Color #CD9E42

#CD9E42

About #CD9E42

#CD9E42 is a medium orange color with the hex code #CD9E42. In RGB it is red 205, green 158, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 40°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 0%, 23%, 68%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.45:1 on white and 8.57:1 on black.

#CD9E42 Color Conversion

Hex tripletCD, 9E, 42
CMYK0.00%, 22.93%, 67.80%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal205, 158, 66
HSL40°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal315, 236, 102
HSV (HSB)39.71°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11001101, 10011110, 1000010
CIE-L*AB67.89, 7.98, 53.12
RGB Percent80.39%, 61.96%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH67.89, 53.72, 81.45
XYZ38.39, 37.83, 10.43
CIE-L*UV67.89, 38.12, 58.30
xyY0.44, 0.44, 37.83
Hunter-Lab61.50, 3.78, 33.00
RYB53.73%, 80.39%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CD9E42 on a dark background: contrast 8.57:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CD9E42 on a light background: contrast 2.45:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CD9E42, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#CD9E42 · #E0C38A · #8D6B25 · #4270CD · #8AA7E0

Analogous palette

#CD4270 · #CD5942 · #CD9E42 · #B5CD42 · #70CD42

Triadic palette

#CD9E42 · #42CD9E · #9E42CD · #E0C38A · #8AE0C3

Tetradic palette

#CD9E42 · #42CD59 · #4270CD · #CD42B5 · #8D6B25

Monochromatic palette

#5D4619 · #997429 · #CD9E42 · #DDBD7E · #EDDCBB

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