#CDA953#CDA953
#CDA953 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.113 H 86.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDA953 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 169, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.6%, 59.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.86, 3.18, 48.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.86, 48.60, 86.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75% 0.0065 0.1127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75% 0.113 86.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9281, 41.9819, 14.1295) |
| Luminance | 0.4198 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.08
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.24
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.43
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.15
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.17
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDA953 #5377CD
analogous
#CD6C53 #CDA953 #B4CD53
triadic
#CDA953 #53CDA9 #A953CD
tetradic
#CDA953 #53CD6C #5377CD #CD53B4
square
#CDA953 #53CD6C #5377CD #CD53B4
split-complementary
#CDA953 #53B4CD #6C53CD
monochromatic
#806525 #B08B33 #CDA953 #DBC182 #E9D8B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#CDA953 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.40
#CDA953 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDA953
9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDA953 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDA953 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA84B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B156
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD9C96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cda953; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 169, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.113 86.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc286',
500: '#cda953',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cda953; $custom-light: #dfc286; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cda953",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 169,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.295,
"s": 54.955,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75001,
"c": 0.11291,
"h": 86.7
},
"luminance": 0.4198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDA953
secondary
#A5B4D7
accent
#75DE4A
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF7EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#16120B
muted
#84817C