Palettes / Colors / #CD7904

#CD7904 — Vivid Orange

#CD7904 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #CD7904 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.

#CD7904 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 #0458CD; it also sits naturally between #CD1504 and #BCCD04. 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 47% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 98% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD7904

.text { color: #CD7904; }
.background { background-color: #CD7904; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD7904; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 121, 4); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 96%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD7904; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 121, 4, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD7904; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 121, 4, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD7904">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD7904">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0458CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD7904: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD7904

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 #CD7904 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 #CD7904 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

← #CD7903  ·  #CD7905 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD7904?

#CD7904 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 205, 121, 4). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD7904?

#CD7904 is RGB 205, 121, 4 — HSL 35°, 96%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 98%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD7904?

Its complement is #0458CD; analogous partners are #CD1504 and #BCCD04. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD7904 for text?

Black text on #CD7904 has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.32:1.