What color is #CD5700?

#CD5700 is a vivid orange known as Tawny. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tawny?

The RGB value is 205, 87, 0: 205 red, 87 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tawny?

The complementary color is #0076CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD5700?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tawny color: hex code #CD5700

#CD5700 rgb(205, 87, 0)

Shades of orange

Tawny has the hex code #CD5700. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 34.1% green and 0% blue (205, 87, 0).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 100% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

Tawny (#CD5700) color codes

HEX	`#CD5700`
RGB	`rgb(205, 87, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 34.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, 43.58, 61.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 75.09, 54.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.588, 19.8, 2.316)`
Decimal	`13457152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tawny, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CD5700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CD5700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CD5700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd5700; }
.text { color: #cd5700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd5700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 87 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd5700, #cdbd00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CD5700 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CD5700?: #CD5700 is a vivid orange known as Tawny. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tawny?: The RGB value is 205, 87, 0: 205 red, 87 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tawny?: The complementary color is #0076CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD5700?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.