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CD8A55

#CD8A55 closest to Butter Bronze

#CD8A55 is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Butter Bronze. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 54.1% green and 33.3% blue (rgb(205, 138, 85)). Its HSL value is 26° hue, 55% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 59% yellow and 20% black. #CD8A55 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.36:1.

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Variations of #CD8A55

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CD8A55 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CD8A55 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CD8A55 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AE9F55
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9E9050
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AD9052
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AE9F55
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B79855
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DE7C7D
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D4856A
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A8958C

#CD8A55 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.85:1 Very poor#CD8A55 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.36:1 Very good#CD8A55 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CD8A55 in CSS

/* Butter Bronze */
.color { color: #CD8A55; }
.background { background-color: #CD8A55; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CD8A55; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 138 85);
color: hsl(26 55% 57%);
color: oklch(0.690 0.107 58.1);

#CD8A55 FAQ

What color is #CD8A55?

#CD8A55 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Butter Bronze. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CD8A55?

#CD8A55 is rgb(205, 138, 85) in RGB, hsl(26, 55%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 33%, 59%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CD8A55?

The complementary color of #CD8A55 is #5598CD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CD8A55?

Black text has the best contrast on #CD8A55: 7.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CD8A55 a warm or cool color?

#CD8A55 is a warm color.