Palettes / Colors / #CD8312

#CD8312 — Vivid Orange

#CD8312 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the orange family.

#CD8312 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 #125DCE; it also sits naturally between #CE2512 and #BCCE12. 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 51% · Blue 7%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 91% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD8312

.text { color: #CD8312; }
.background { background-color: #CD8312; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD8312; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 131, 18); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 84%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD8312; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 131, 18, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD8312; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 131, 18, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD8312">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD8312">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD8312

Tints of #CD8312

Tones of #CD8312

Color harmonies

Complementary — #125DCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD8312: #000000.

How #CD8312 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 #CD8312 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD8312?

#CD8312 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 205, 131, 18). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD8312?

#CD8312 is RGB 205, 131, 18 — HSL 36°, 84%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 91%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD8312?

Its complement is #125DCE; analogous partners are #CE2512 and #BCCE12. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD8312 for text?

Black text on #CD8312 has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.07:1.