#CDA151#CDA151
#CDA151 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.111 H 80.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDA151 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 161, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.5%, 60.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.80, 7.33, 47.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.80, 47.67, 81.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.38% 0.0183 0.1095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.38% 0.111 80.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4090, 39.0655, 13.2477) |
| Luminance | 0.3906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.09
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.40
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.20
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.70
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.75
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDA151 #517DCD
analogous
#CD6351 #CDA151 #BBCD51
triadic
#CDA151 #51CDA1 #A151CD
tetradic
#CDA151 #51CD63 #517DCD #CD51BB
square
#CDA151 #51CD63 #517DCD #CD51BB
split-complementary
#CDA151 #51BBCD #6351CD
monochromatic
#7F5F25 #AF8232 #CDA151 #DBBB81 #E8D4B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#CDA151 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.81
#CDA151 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDA151
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDA151 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDA151 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.81 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A149
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAC54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD948F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cda151; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 161, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.111 80.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfbc84',
500: '#cda151',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cda151; $custom-light: #dfbc84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cda151",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 161,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.71,
"s": 55.357,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73375,
"c": 0.11099,
"h": 80.5
},
"luminance": 0.39063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDA151
secondary
#A3B5D7
accent
#7EDF49
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF6EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#16120B
muted
#84817C