#CD9E47#CD9E47
#CD9E47 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.118 H 80.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9E47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 158, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 65%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.9%, 65.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.94, 8.28, 50.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.94, 51.56, 80.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.67% 0.0198 0.1162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.67% 0.118 80.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5433, 37.8904, 11.2435) |
| Luminance | 0.3789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.12
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.79
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.35
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.47
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.77
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9E47 #4776CD
analogous
#CD5B47 #CD9E47 #B9CD47
triadic
#CD9E47 #47CD9E #9E47CD
tetradic
#CD9E47 #47CD5B #4776CD #CD47B9
square
#CD9E47 #47CD5B #4776CD #CD47B9
split-complementary
#CD9E47 #47B9CD #5B47CD
monochromatic
#795A21 #A97E2E #CD9E47 #DAB777 #E7D1A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#CD9E47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#CD9E47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9E47
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9E47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9E47 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.58 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19F3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE908B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9e47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 158, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.118 80.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0ba7e',
500: '#cd9e47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9e47; $custom-light: #e0ba7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9e47",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 158,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.955,
"s": 57.265,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72668,
"c": 0.11789,
"h": 80.4
},
"luminance": 0.37888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9E47
secondary
#9BAFD4
accent
#7DE147
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C