#CDA35B#CDA35B
#CDA35B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.103 H 79.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDA35B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 163, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.5%, 55.6%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 7.01, 42.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 43.45, 80.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.9% 0.0187 0.1014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.9% 0.103 79.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1643, 39.9313, 15.4875) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.21
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.56
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.57
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.36
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.86
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDA35B #5B85CD
analogous
#CD6A5B #CDA35B #BECD5B
triadic
#CDA35B #5BCDA3 #A35BCD
tetradic
#CDA35B #5BCD6A #5B85CD #CD5BBE
square
#CDA35B #5BCD6A #5B85CD #CD5BBE
split-complementary
#CDA35B #5BBECD #6A5BCD
monochromatic
#856329 #B48637 #CDA35B #DBBD8A #EAD8B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#CDA35B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#CDA35B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDA35B
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDA35B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDA35B | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A355
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAE5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD9792
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cda35b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 163, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.103 79.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfbe8b',
500: '#cda35b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cda35b; $custom-light: #dfbe8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cda35b",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 163,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.895,
"s": 53.271,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.739,
"c": 0.10307,
"h": 79.6
},
"luminance": 0.39929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDA35B
secondary
#ABBCD9
accent
#81DD4B
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF6F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#16120C
muted
#84817D