#CD9B2E#CD9B2E
#CD9B2E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.133 H 82.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 155, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 63%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 78%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.4%, 77.6%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.99, 8.65, 60.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.99, 61.06, 81.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.86% 0.0177 0.1319) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.86% 0.133 82.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3938, 36.6219, 7.6835) |
| Luminance | 0.3662 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 3.43
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 3.74
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.13
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.15
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.30
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9B2E #2E60CD
analogous
#CD4B2E #CD9B2E #B0CD2E
triadic
#CD9B2E #2ECD9B #9B2ECD
tetradic
#CD9B2E #2ECD4B #2E60CD #CD2EB0
square
#CD9B2E #2ECD4B #2E60CD #CD2EB0
split-complementary
#CD9B2E #2EB0CD #4B2ECD
monochromatic
#694F18 #9B7523 #CD9B2E #DBB35D #E6CB8F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#CD9B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#CD9B2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9B2E
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9B2E | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09C1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCA833
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF8C86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 155, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.133 82.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1b86f',
500: '#cd9b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9b2e; $custom-light: #e1b86f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 155,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.132,
"s": 63.347,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71864,
"c": 0.13304,
"h": 82.3
},
"luminance": 0.36619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9B2E
secondary
#869ED0
accent
#75E641
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161108
muted
#84807B