#CD973C#CD973C
#CD973C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.124 H 77.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD973C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 151, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 70.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.09, 11.44, 53.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.09, 55.09, 78.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.19% 0.0275 0.1208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.19% 0.124 77.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0615, 35.4415, 9.1630) |
| Luminance | 0.3544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.82
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.78
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.86
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.87
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.30
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD973C #3C72CD
analogous
#CD4F3C #CD973C #BBCD3C
triadic
#CD973C #3CCD97 #973CCD
tetradic
#CD973C #3CCD4F #3C72CD #CD3CBB
square
#CD973C #3CCD4F #3C72CD #CD3CBB
split-complementary
#CD973C #3CBBCD #4F3CCD
monochromatic
#71521D #A2752A #CD973C #D9B16D #E6CB9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#CD973C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#CD973C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD973C
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD973C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD973C | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9931
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A63F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF8884
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd973c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 151, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.124 77.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1b576',
500: '#cd973c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd973c; $custom-light: #e1b576; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd973c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 151,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.655,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71189,
"c": 0.12385,
"h": 77.2
},
"luminance": 0.35439
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD973C
secondary
#93AAD2
accent
#80E245
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161109
muted
#84807B