#CD9D44#CD9D44
#CD9D44 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.120 H 80.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9D44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 157, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.4%, 66.8%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.66, 8.64, 51.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.66, 52.68, 80.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.44% 0.0204 0.1181) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.44% 0.12 80.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2795, 37.5131, 10.6923) |
| Luminance | 0.3751 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.46
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.20
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.33
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.73
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.74
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9D44 #4474CD
analogous
#CD5844 #CD9D44 #B8CD44
triadic
#CD9D44 #44CD9D #9D44CD
tetradic
#CD9D44 #44CD58 #4474CD #CD44B8
square
#CD9D44 #44CD58 #4474CD #CD44B8
split-complementary
#CD9D44 #44B8CD #5844CD
monochromatic
#775820 #A77C2D #CD9D44 #DAB674 #E7D0A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#CD9D44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#CD9D44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9D44
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9D44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9D44 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09E3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE8F8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9d44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 157, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.120 80.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0b97c',
500: '#cd9d44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9d44; $custom-light: #e0b97c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9d44",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 157,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.978,
"s": 57.806,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7244,
"c": 0.1198,
"h": 80.2
},
"luminance": 0.3751
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9D44
secondary
#99AED4
accent
#7DE147
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C