#CD8A4A#CD8A4A
#CD8A4A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.115 H 62.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD8A4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 138, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.7%, 63.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.06, 19.34, 43.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.06, 48.02, 66.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.87% 0.0528 0.1018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.87% 0.115 62.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5038, 31.6536, 10.7171) |
| Luminance | 0.3165 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 1.77
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.97
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 3.19
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 3.77
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 6.12
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD8A4A #4A8DCD
analogous
#CD4A4C #CD8A4A #CDCC4A
triadic
#CD8A4A #4ACD8A #8A4ACD
tetradic
#CD8A4A #4CCD4A #4A8DCD #CC4ACD
square
#CD8A4A #4CCD4A #4A8DCD #CC4ACD
split-complementary
#CD8A4A #4ACDCC #4A4CCD
monochromatic
#7B4D22 #AB6B2F #CD8A4A #DAA97A #E7C8AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#CD8A4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.33
#CD8A4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD8A4A
7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD8A4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD8A4A | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.33 | 7.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F8F44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9F4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF7B7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd8a4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 138, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.115 62.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0ac7e',
500: '#cd8a4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd8a4a; $custom-light: #e0ac7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd8a4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 138,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.313,
"s": 56.71,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68866,
"c": 0.11466,
"h": 62.6
},
"luminance": 0.31651
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD8A4A
secondary
#9EBAD5
accent
#96E048
background
#FEFAF7
surface
#FDF4EE
border
#D5CEC9
text
#16100A
muted
#847F7C