Palettes / Colors / #CD752A

#CD752A — Orange

#CD752A is a orange color we call 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 #CD752A 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.

#CD752A 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 #2A80CB; it also sits naturally between #CB2A2F and #CBC62A. 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 46% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 80% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD752A

.text { color: #CD752A; }
.background { background-color: #CD752A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD752A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 117, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 66%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD752A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 117, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD752A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 117, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD752A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD752A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD752A

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Tones of #CD752A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2A80CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD752A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD752A

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 #CD752A 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 #CD752A 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

← #CD7529  ·  #CD752B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD752A?

#CD752A is Orange, a orange color (RGB 205, 117, 42). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD752A?

#CD752A is RGB 205, 117, 42 — HSL 28°, 66%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 80%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD752A?

Its complement is #2A80CB; analogous partners are #CB2A2F and #CBC62A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD752A for text?

Black text on #CD752A has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.40:1.