#CDA239#CDA239
#CDA239 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.129 H 85.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDA239 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 162, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 72%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21%, 72.2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.84, 5.36, 57.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.84, 58.20, 84.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.33% 0.0095 0.1288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.33% 0.129 85.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8380, 39.1178, 9.3750) |
| Luminance | 0.3911 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 3.42
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 3.49
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.82
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.60
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.02
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDA239 #3964CD
analogous
#CD5839 #CDA239 #AECD39
triadic
#CDA239 #39CDA2 #A239CD
tetradic
#CDA239 #39CD58 #3964CD #CD39AE
square
#CDA239 #39CD58 #3964CD #CD39AE
split-complementary
#CDA239 #39AECD #5839CD
monochromatic
#6F571C #A07E28 #CDA239 #D9B96A #E6D09B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#CDA239 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#CDA239 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDA239
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDA239 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDA239 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A12A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE948D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cda239; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 162, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.129 85.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1bd76',
500: '#cda239',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cda239; $custom-light: #e1bd76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cda239",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 162,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.568,
"s": 59.677,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73335,
"c": 0.12915,
"h": 85.8
},
"luminance": 0.39115
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDA239
secondary
#90A3D2
accent
#73E345
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161209
muted
#84817B