#CD8C4E#CD8C4E
#CD8C4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.112 H 62.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD8C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 140, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.7%, 62%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.58, 18.52, 42.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.58, 46.40, 66.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.29% 0.0509 0.0992) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.29% 0.112 62.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9324, 32.2884, 11.5461) |
| Luminance | 0.3229 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 2.46
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.66
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 3.71
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 4.46
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 6.81
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD8C4E #4E8FCD
analogous
#CD4E50 #CD8C4E #CDCB4E
triadic
#CD8C4E #4ECD8C #8C4ECD
tetradic
#CD8C4E #50CD4E #4E8FCD #CB4ECD
square
#CD8C4E #50CD4E #4E8FCD #CB4ECD
split-complementary
#CD8C4E #4ECDCB #4E50CD
monochromatic
#7D4F23 #AD6D31 #CD8C4E #DAAB7E #E8CAAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#CD8C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.46
#CD8C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD8C4E
7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD8C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD8C4E | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.46 | 7.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09148
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A04F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE7E7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd8c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 140, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.112 62.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0ad81',
500: '#cd8c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd8c4e; $custom-light: #e0ad81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd8c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 140,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.291,
"s": 55.947,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69289,
"c": 0.11154,
"h": 62.8
},
"luminance": 0.32285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD8C4E
secondary
#A1BCD6
accent
#96DF49
background
#FEFAF8
surface
#FCF4EF
border
#D5CECA
text
#16100A
muted
#847F7C