Information about #CD8C3C color

#CD8C3C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CD8C3C falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 140, 60) — 80.4% red, 54.9% green, 23.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 57 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CD8C3C is a pleasantly vivid orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Peru (#CD853F). Slightly further away sit Anzac (#C68E3F) and Rustic Orange (#D78C3D).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 140, 60) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CD8C3C: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. No one has named #CD8C3C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CD8C3C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CD8C3C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CD8C3C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Peru color link
Peru

#CD853F

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Dull Orange color link
Dull Orange

#D8863B

Golden Bell color link
Golden Bell

#CA8136

Tiger Orange color link
Tiger Orange

#C88141

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Dixie color link
Dixie

#CD8431

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

#CD8C3C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD8C3C
  • RGB205, 140, 60
  • CMYK0, 25, 57, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 140, 60)
  • HSL33°, 59%, 52%
  • HSL Precise33.103°, 59.184%, 51.961%
  • HSV33°, 71%, 80%
  • HSB33°, 71%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.549, 0.235)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.549, 0.235, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.549, 0.235)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCD8C3C
  • DECIMAL ID13470780
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01