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#CD6504 — Vivid Orange

#CD6504 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #CD6504 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CD6504 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #046CCD; it also sits naturally between #CD0408 and #CDCA04. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD6504 · RGB 205, 101, 4

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Color values

HEX#CD6504
RGB205, 101, 4
HSL29°, 96%, 41%
HSV29°, 98%, 80%
CMYK0%, 51%, 98%, 20%
XYZ29.85, 22.30, 2.84
Yxy22.30, 0.5428, 0.4054
CIE-Lab54.34, 36.69, 61.93
Hunter Lab47.22, 33.26, 27.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 40% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 98% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CD6504 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD6504 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD6504

.text { color: #CD6504; }
.background { background-color: #CD6504; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD6504; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 101, 4); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 96%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD6504; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 101, 4, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD6504; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 101, 4, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD6504">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD6504">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD6504

#B95B04#AA5403#964A03#824003#733902#5F2F02#4B2502#371B01#281401#140A00

Tints of #CD6504

#EB7405#FA810F#FB902D#FB9E46#FCAD64#FCBB7D#FDCA9B#FDD8B4#FEE7D2#FFF4EB

Tones of #CD6504

#BE6613#B16620#A2672F#93673E#85684C#77685A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #046CCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.85:1 AA large only
Against black text5.46:1 AA

Best text color on #CD6504: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD6504

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CD6504: ·

How #CD6504 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #A09F1BDeuteranopia · #A6AE21Tritanopia · #C82E32

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind amber 600 · #D97706Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580CTailwind yellow 600 · #CA8A04

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD6504 rather than the exact color:

Palette Cd5c08
#CD5C08 · #FFF5E4 · #C1D8C3 · #6A9C89
Palette Cd5c08
#CD5C08 · #F5E8B7 · #C1D8C3 · #6A9C89
Honey Ruby
#F9E6A8 · #F2A900 · #CC6F00 · #4D2A00
Crystal Ruby Mirage
#CE6314 · #ECA03D · #1689DF · #BCE0F4
Palette 000000
#000000 · #CF0A0A · #DC5F00 · #EEEEEE
Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #686D76 · #373A40 · #DC5F00

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CD5C08#CC6F00#CE6314#DC5F00#D75910#D4621A#CC601B#C3681A#B6660D#DF6D14#C84C05#CF4B00

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD6503  ·  #CD6505 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD6504?

#CD6504 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 205, 101, 4). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD6504?

#CD6504 is RGB 205, 101, 4 — HSL 29°, 96%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 51%, 98%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD6504?

Its complement is #046CCD; analogous partners are #CD0408 and #CDCA04. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD6504 for text?

Black text on #CD6504 has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.85:1.