#CD9B72#CD9B72
#CD9B72 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.082 H 60.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9B72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 155, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 48%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 44%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.4%, 44.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.75, 13.49, 28.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.75, 31.72, 64.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.71% 0.0403 0.0709) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.71% 0.082 60.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9371, 37.6392, 21.0779) |
| Luminance | 0.3764 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.50
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.63
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.67
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 7.27
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.30
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 8.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9B72 #72A4CD
analogous
#CD7276 #CD9B72 #CDC972
triadic
#CD9B72 #72CD9B #9B72CD
tetradic
#CD9B72 #76CD72 #72A4CD #C972CD
square
#CD9B72 #76CD72 #72A4CD #C972CD
split-complementary
#CD9B72 #72CDC9 #7276CD
monochromatic
#915E33 #BD7B45 #CD9B72 #DDBB9F #EDDBCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#CD9B72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.53
#CD9B72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9B72
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9B72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9B72 | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.53 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9F6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AA73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB9190
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9b72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 155, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.082 60.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deb89b',
500: '#cd9b72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9b72; $custom-light: #deb89b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9b72",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 155,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.033,
"s": 47.644,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72705,
"c": 0.08159,
"h": 60.4
},
"luminance": 0.37637
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9B72
secondary
#BDCFDE
accent
#7ABB2B
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FBF6F2
border
#D4D0CC
text
#15110E
muted
#83807E