#CD9B3C#CD9B3C
#CD9B3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.125 H 80.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9B3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 155, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.4%, 70.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.09, 9.28, 54.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.09, 55.70, 80.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.97% 0.0212 0.1229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.97% 0.125 80.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7162, 36.7508, 9.3812) |
| Luminance | 0.3675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.36
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.94
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.14
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.18
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.26
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9B3C #3C6ECD
analogous
#CD523C #CD9B3C #B7CD3C
triadic
#CD9B3C #3CCD9B #9B3CCD
tetradic
#CD9B3C #3CCD52 #3C6ECD #CD3CB7
square
#CD9B3C #3CCD52 #3C6ECD #CD3CB7
split-complementary
#CD9B3C #3CB7CD #523CCD
monochromatic
#71541D #A2792A #CD9B3C #D9B46D #E6CD9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#CD9B3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#CD9B3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9B3C
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9B3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9B3C | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9C30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA840
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE8C87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9b3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 155, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.125 80.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1b877',
500: '#cd9b3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9b3c; $custom-light: #e1b877; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9b3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 155,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.31,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71971,
"c": 0.12476,
"h": 80.2
},
"luminance": 0.36748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9B3C
secondary
#93A9D2
accent
#7CE245
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161109
muted
#84807B