Palettes / Colors / #CD8A03

#CD8A03 — Vivid Orange

#CD8A03 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 #CD8A03 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.

#CD8A03 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 #0347CE; it also sits naturally between #CE2503 and #ACCE03. 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 54% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 99% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD8A03

.text { color: #CD8A03; }
.background { background-color: #CD8A03; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD8A03; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 138, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 97%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD8A03; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 138, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD8A03; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 138, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD8A03">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD8A03">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0347CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD8A03: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD8A03

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 #CD8A03 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 #CD8A03 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

← #CD8A02  ·  #CD8A04 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD8A03?

#CD8A03 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 205, 138, 3). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD8A03?

#CD8A03 is RGB 205, 138, 3 — HSL 40°, 97%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 99%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD8A03?

Its complement is #0347CE; analogous partners are #CE2503 and #ACCE03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD8A03 for text?

Black text on #CD8A03 has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.90:1.