#CD8C38#CD8C38
#CD8C38 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.126 H 69.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD8C38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 140, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.7%, 72.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.36, 17.23, 52.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.36, 55.58, 71.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.05% 0.044 0.1177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.05% 0.126 69.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2713, 32.0239, 8.0642) |
| Luminance | 0.3202 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.49
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.17
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.13
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.25
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 6.85
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD8C38 #3879CD
analogous
#CD4138 #CD8C38 #C3CD38
triadic
#CD8C38 #38CD8C #8C38CD
tetradic
#CD8C38 #38CD41 #3879CD #CD38C3
square
#CD8C38 #38CD41 #3879CD #CD38C3
split-complementary
#CD8C38 #38C3CD #4138CD
monochromatic
#6F4B1C #A06C28 #CD8C38 #D9A869 #E6C59A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#CD8C38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.40
#CD8C38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD8C38
7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD8C38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD8C38 | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.40 | 7.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2902D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A03A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF7C7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd8c38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 140, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.126 69.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1ad73',
500: '#cd8c38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd8c38; $custom-light: #e1ad73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd8c38",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 140,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.826,
"s": 59.839,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69049,
"c": 0.12568,
"h": 69.5
},
"luminance": 0.32021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD8C38
secondary
#8FACD1
accent
#8AE345
background
#FEFAF7
surface
#FDF4ED
border
#D5CEC8
text
#161008
muted
#847F7B