Palettes / Colors / #CD7318

#CD7318 — Vivid Orange

#CD7318 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 #CD7318 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.

#CD7318 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 #1873CD; it also sits naturally between #CD1818 and #CDCD18. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 45% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 88% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD7318

.text { color: #CD7318; }
.background { background-color: #CD7318; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD7318; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 115, 24); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 79%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD7318; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 115, 24, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD7318; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 115, 24, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD7318">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD7318">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1873CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD7318: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD7318

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:

How #CD7318 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD7318 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD7317  ·  #CD7319 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD7318?

#CD7318 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 205, 115, 24). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD7318?

#CD7318 is RGB 205, 115, 24 — HSL 30°, 79%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 88%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD7318?

Its complement is #1873CD; analogous partners are #CD1818 and #CDCD18. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD7318 for text?

Black text on #CD7318 has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.46:1.