#CDAC5E#CDAC5E
#CDAC5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.105 H 86.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDAC5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 172, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 53%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 54%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 54.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.75, 2.44, 44.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.75, 44.24, 86.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.75% 0.0056 0.1045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.75% 0.105 86.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9515, 43.2945, 16.7345) |
| Luminance | 0.4329 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 0.62
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.43
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.62
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.08
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.96
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDAC5E #5E7FCD
analogous
#CD745E #CDAC5E #B6CD5E
triadic
#CDAC5E #5ECDAC #AC5ECD
tetradic
#CDAC5E #5ECD74 #5E7FCD #CD5EB6
square
#CDAC5E #5ECD74 #5E7FCD #CD5EB6
split-complementary
#CDAC5E #5EB6CD #745ECD
monochromatic
#876B2A #B59038 #CDAC5E #DCC48D #EADCBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#CDAC5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.66
#CDAC5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDAC5E
9.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDAC5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDAC5E | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.66 | 9.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAB57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B461
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCA09A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdac5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 172, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.105 86.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc48d',
500: '#cdac5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdac5e; $custom-light: #dfc48d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdac5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 172,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.162,
"s": 52.607,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75746,
"c": 0.10465,
"h": 86.9
},
"luminance": 0.43292
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDAC5E
secondary
#ADBBD9
accent
#77DC4C
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#15120C
muted
#84817D