#CDA99E#CDA99E
#CDA99E is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.045 H 37.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDA99E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 169, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.6%, 22.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.11, 11.45, 10.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.11, 15.61, 42.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.39% 0.0358 0.0277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.39% 0.045 37.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5367, 43.8254, 38.4016) |
| Luminance | 0.4382 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 3.96
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 7.68
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.76
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.99
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.63
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 10.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDA99E #9EC2CD
analogous
#CD9EAA #CDA99E #CDC09E
triadic
#CDA99E #9ECDA9 #A99ECD
tetradic
#CDA99E #AACD9E #9EC2CD #C09ECD
square
#CDA99E #AACD9E #9EC2CD #C09ECD
split-complementary
#CDA99E #9ECDC0 #9EAACD
monochromatic
#9F6452 #B88576 #CDA99E #E2CDC6 #F5EDEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#CDA99E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.76
#CDA99E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDA99E
9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDA99E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDA99E | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.76 | 9.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1AD9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9B49E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6A4A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cda99e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 169, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.045 37.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc2ba',
500: '#cda99e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cda99e; $custom-light: #ddc2ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cda99e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 169,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.043,
"s": 31.973,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76392,
"c": 0.04525,
"h": 37.7
},
"luminance": 0.43824
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDA99E
secondary
#DDE7EA
accent
#91AB3B
background
#FDFBFB
surface
#FBF7F6
border
#D4D0D0
text
#151211
muted
#838180