#CCAE73#CCAE73
#CCAE73 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.084 H 83.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCAE73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 174, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 47%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 44%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 43.6%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.46, 2.94, 34.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.46, 34.40, 85.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.37% 0.0094 0.0838) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.37% 0.084 83.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1337, 44.3492, 22.5046) |
| Luminance | 0.4435 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 0.94
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 1.94
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 2.04
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.81
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 2.89
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCAE73 #7391CC
analogous
#CC8173 #CCAE73 #BECC73
triadic
#CCAE73 #73CCAE #AE73CC
tetradic
#CCAE73 #73CC81 #7391CC #CC73BE
square
#CCAE73 #73CC81 #7391CC #CC73BE
split-complementary
#CCAE73 #73BECC #8173CC
monochromatic
#907134 #BC9446 #CCAE73 #DCC8A0 #EDE2CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#CCAE73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.87
#CCAE73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCAE73
9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCAE73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCAE73 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.87 | 9.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAD6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B575
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9A49F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccae73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 174, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.084 83.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc69c',
500: '#ccae73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccae73; $custom-light: #ddc69c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccae73",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 174,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.775,
"s": 46.597,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76374,
"c": 0.08434,
"h": 83.6
},
"luminance": 0.44347
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCAE73
secondary
#BDC8DE
accent
#5CBA2C
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E