#CDAC5C#CDAC5C
#CDAC5C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.107 H 87.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDAC5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 172, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 55.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.73, 2.27, 45.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.73, 45.19, 87.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.72% 0.0049 0.1064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.72% 0.107 87.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8629, 43.2591, 16.2680) |
| Luminance | 0.4326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 0.73
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.63
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.91
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.33
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.28
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDAC5C #5C7DCD
analogous
#CD735C #CDAC5C #B5CD5C
triadic
#CDAC5C #5CCDAC #AC5CCD
tetradic
#CDAC5C #5CCD73 #5C7DCD #CD5CB5
square
#CDAC5C #5CCD73 #5C7DCD #CD5CB5
split-complementary
#CDAC5C #5CB5CD #735CCD
monochromatic
#866B29 #B49037 #CDAC5C #DBC48B #EADCBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#CDAC5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#CDAC5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDAC5C
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDAC5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDAC5C | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAB55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B35F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCA099
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdac5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 172, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.107 87.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc48c',
500: '#cdac5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdac5c; $custom-light: #dfc48c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdac5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 172,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.478,
"s": 53.052,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7572,
"c": 0.10652,
"h": 87.3
},
"luminance": 0.43257
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDAC5C
secondary
#ACB9D9
accent
#76DC4B
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#15120C
muted
#84817D