Palettes / Colors / #CD8314

#CD8314 — Vivid Orange

#CD8314 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the orange family.

#CD8314 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 #145ECC; it also sits naturally between #CC2714 and #BACC14. 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 8%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 90% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD8314

.text { color: #CD8314; }
.background { background-color: #CD8314; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD8314; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 131, 20); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 82%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD8314; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 131, 20, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD8314; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 131, 20, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD8314">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD8314">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD8314

Tints of #CD8314

Tones of #CD8314

Color harmonies

Complementary — #145ECC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD8314: #000000.

How #CD8314 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 #CD8314 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 #CD8314?

#CD8314 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 205, 131, 20). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD8314?

#CD8314 is RGB 205, 131, 20 — HSL 36°, 82%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 90%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD8314?

Its complement is #145ECC; analogous partners are #CC2714 and #BACC14. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD8314 for text?

Black text on #CD8314 has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.06:1.