What color is #CD6800?

#CD6800 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Cinnamon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD6800?

The RGB value is 205, 104, 0: 205 red, 104 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD6800?

The complementary color is #0065CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD6800?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD6800 color

#CD6800 rgb(205, 104, 0)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CD6800 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 40.8% green and 0% blue (205, 104, 0).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 100% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cinnamon (#D2691E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#CD6800 color codes

HEX	`#CD6800`
RGB	`rgb(205, 104, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 40.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 100%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.95, 35.1, 63.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.95, 72.19, 60.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.13, 22.884, 2.83)`
Decimal	`13461504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD6800, 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 #CD6800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CD6800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #CD6800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd6800; }
.text { color: #cd6800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd6800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 104 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd6800, #cccd00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CD6800?: #CD6800 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Cinnamon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD6800?: The RGB value is 205, 104, 0: 205 red, 104 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD6800?: The complementary color is #0065CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD6800?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.