#CDA281#CDA281

#CDA281 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.068 H 59.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDA281
RGB	rgb(205, 162, 129)
HSL	hsl(26, 43%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(26, 37%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 21%, 37.1%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.76, 11.37, 23.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.76, 25.86, 63.91°)
OKLab	oklab(74.36% 0.0352 0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(74.36% 0.068 59)
XYZ	xyz(42.0608, 40.4070, 26.3485)
Luminance	0.4041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDA281 #81ACCD

analogous

#CD8186 #CDA281 #CDC881

triadic

#CDA281 #81CDA2 #A281CD

tetradic

#CDA281 #86CD81 #81ACCD #C881CD

square

#CDA281 #86CD81 #81ACCD #C881CD

split-complementary

#CDA281 #81CDC8 #8186CD

monochromatic

#97643C #BC8255 #CDA281 #DEC2AD #F0E3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.31

#CDA281 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.08

#CDA281 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDA281

9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDA281	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDA281	1.00	2.31	9.08	9.08
#FFFFFF	2.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AFA57F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B9AE81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DA9A99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cda281;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 162, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.068 59.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ddbda5',
    500: '#cda281',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cda281;
$custom-light: #ddbda5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cda281",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.053,
    "s": 43.182,
    "l": 65.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74356,
    "c": 0.06821,
    "h": 59
  },
  "luminance": 0.40405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDA281

secondary

#C8D7E2

accent

#7CB62F

background

#FDFBFA

surface

#FBF6F4

border

#D4D0CE

text

#15120F

muted

#83817F

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDA281

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

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