#CD9D47#CD9D47
#CD9D47 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.118 H 79.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9D47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 157, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 65%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.4%, 65.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.69, 8.82, 50.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.69, 51.38, 80.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.47% 0.0213 0.1156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.47% 0.118 79.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3734, 37.5507, 11.1869) |
| Luminance | 0.3755 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.15
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.92
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.60
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.74
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.12
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9D47 #4777CD
analogous
#CD5A47 #CD9D47 #BACD47
triadic
#CD9D47 #47CD9D #9D47CD
tetradic
#CD9D47 #47CD5A #4777CD #CD47BA
square
#CD9D47 #47CD5A #4777CD #CD47BA
split-complementary
#CD9D47 #47BACD #5A47CD
monochromatic
#795921 #A97D2E #CD9D47 #DAB777 #E7D0A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#CD9D47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.51
#CD9D47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9D47
8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9D47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9D47 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.51 | 8.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09E3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE8F8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9d47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 157, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.118 79.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0b97e',
500: '#cd9d47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9d47; $custom-light: #e0b97e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9d47",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 157,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.507,
"s": 57.265,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72471,
"c": 0.11758,
"h": 79.5
},
"luminance": 0.37548
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9D47
secondary
#9BB0D4
accent
#7EE147
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C