#CDA256#CDA256

#CDA256 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.107 H 80.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDA256
RGB	rgb(205, 162, 86)
HSL	hsl(38, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(38, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 21%, 58%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.11, 7.16, 45.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.11, 45.57, 80.96°)
OKLab	oklab(73.63% 0.0185 0.1055)
OKLCH	oklch(73.63% 0.107 80.1)
XYZ	xyz(39.7789, 39.4942, 14.3302)
Luminance	0.3949 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDA256 #5681CD

analogous

#CD6656 #CDA256 #BDCD56

triadic

#CDA256 #56CDA2 #A256CD

tetradic

#CDA256 #56CD66 #5681CD #CD56BD

square

#CDA256 #56CD66 #5681CD #CD56BD

split-complementary

#CDA256 #56BDCD #6656CD

monochromatic

#826126 #B18434 #CDA256 #DBBC85 #E9D6B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#CDA256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.90

#CDA256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDA256

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDA256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDA256	1.00	2.36	8.90	8.90
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B4A24F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BEAD58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD9590

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cda256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 162, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.107 80.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dfbd88',
    500: '#cda256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cda256;
$custom-light: #dfbd88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cda256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.319,
    "s": 54.338,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73635,
    "c": 0.10711,
    "h": 80.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.39492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDA256

secondary

#A7B9D8

accent

#7FDE4A

background

#FEFBF8

surface

#FCF6F0

border

#D5D0CB

text

#16120B

muted

#84817C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDA256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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