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#CD8F4E closest to Cognac

#CD8F4E is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Cognac. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 56.1% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(205, 143, 78)). Its HSL value is 31° hue, 56% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 62% yellow and 20% black. #CD8F4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.63:1.

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Variations of #CD8F4E

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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#CD8F4E 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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#CD8F4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CD8F4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B2A24F
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A39348
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0944A
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2A24F
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BA9B4E
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DE8180
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D48969
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AA998D

#CD8F4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.75:1 Very poor#CD8F4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.63:1 Very good#CD8F4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CD8F4E in CSS

/* Cognac */
.color { color: #CD8F4E; }
.background { background-color: #CD8F4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CD8F4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 143 78);
color: hsl(31 56% 55%);
color: oklch(0.699 0.111 65.5);

#CD8F4E FAQ

What color is #CD8F4E?

#CD8F4E is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Cognac. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CD8F4E?

#CD8F4E is rgb(205, 143, 78) in RGB, hsl(31, 56%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 30%, 62%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CD8F4E?

The complementary color of #CD8F4E is #4E8CCD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CD8F4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #CD8F4E: 7.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CD8F4E a warm or cool color?

#CD8F4E is a warm color.