#CDA35D#CDA35D
#CDA35D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.101 H 79.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDA35D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 163, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.5%, 54.6%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, 7.18, 41.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 42.51, 80.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.93% 0.0194 0.0994) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.93% 0.101 79) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2517, 39.9663, 15.9480) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 1.22
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.61
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.66
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.55
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.86
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDA35D #5D87CD
analogous
#CD6B5D #CDA35D #BFCD5D
triadic
#CDA35D #5DCDA3 #A35DCD
tetradic
#CDA35D #5DCD6B #5D87CD #CD5DBF
square
#CDA35D #5DCD6B #5D87CD #CD5DBF
split-complementary
#CDA35D #5DBFCD #6B5DCD
monochromatic
#866329 #B58638 #CDA35D #DBBE8C #EAD8BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#CDA35D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#CDA35D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDA35D
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDA35D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDA35D | 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)
#B4A457
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAE5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC9792
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cda35d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 163, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.101 79.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfbe8c',
500: '#cda35d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cda35d; $custom-light: #dfbe8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cda35d",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 163,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.5,
"s": 52.83,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73928,
"c": 0.10128,
"h": 79
},
"luminance": 0.39964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDA35D
secondary
#ADBDD9
accent
#82DC4C
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF6F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#16120C
muted
#84817D