#CDA43A#CDA43A
#CDA43A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.129 H 87.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDA43A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 164, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 60%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 72%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20%, 71.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.35, 4.33, 58.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.35, 58.23, 85.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.75% 0.0067 0.1292) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.75% 0.129 87) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2183, 39.8381, 9.6261) |
| Luminance | 0.3984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 3.58
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 3.66
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 3.85
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.48
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.55
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDA43A #3A63CD
analogous
#CD5B3A #CDA43A #ADCD3A
triadic
#CDA43A #3ACDA4 #A43ACD
tetradic
#CDA43A #3ACD5B #3A63CD #CD3AAD
square
#CDA43A #3ACD5B #3A63CD #CD3AAD
split-complementary
#CDA43A #3AADCD #5B3ACD
monochromatic
#70591C #A17F29 #CDA43A #D9BB6B #E6D19C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#CDA43A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#CDA43A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDA43A
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDA43A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDA43A | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A32B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AE3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE968E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cda43a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 164, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.129 87.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0be76',
500: '#cda43a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cda43a; $custom-light: #e0be76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cda43a",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 164,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.265,
"s": 59.514,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73745,
"c": 0.1294,
"h": 87
},
"luminance": 0.39836
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDA43A
secondary
#91A3D2
accent
#71E345
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161209
muted
#84817B