#CDA86C#CDA86C
#CDA86C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.089 H 78.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDA86C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 168, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 49%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 47%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18%, 47.3%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.92, 5.85, 35.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.92, 36.46, 80.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.15% 0.0172 0.0873) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.15% 0.089 78.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8878, 42.0693, 20.0983) |
| Luminance | 0.4207 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.06
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 2.68
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.28
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.29
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.51
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDA86C #6C91CD
analogous
#CD786C #CDA86C #C2CD6C
triadic
#CDA86C #6CCDA8 #A86CCD
tetradic
#CDA86C #6CCD78 #6C91CD #CD6CC2
square
#CDA86C #6CCD78 #6C91CD #CD6CC2
split-complementary
#CDA86C #6CC2CD #786CCD
monochromatic
#8E6A30 #BC8D40 #CDA86C #DDC39A #ECDEC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#CDA86C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.41
#CDA86C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDA86C
9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDA86C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDA86C | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.41 | 9.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A867
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B16E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB9D99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cda86c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 168, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.089 78.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec197',
500: '#cda86c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cda86c; $custom-light: #dec197; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cda86c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 168,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.113,
"s": 49.239,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7515,
"c": 0.08901,
"h": 78.9
},
"luminance": 0.42067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDA86C
secondary
#B8C6DD
accent
#61BD29
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FBF7F2
border
#D4D0CC
text
#15120D
muted
#83817E