#CDAD54#CDAD54
#CDAD54 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.114 H 89.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDAD54 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 173, 84) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 59%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.6%, 59%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.90, 1.12, 49.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.90, 49.23, 88.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.82% 0.0006 0.1144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.82% 0.114 89.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7225, 43.5086, 14.5862) |
| Luminance | 0.4351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.95
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.87
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.16
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.77
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.62
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDAD54 #5474CD
analogous
#CD7154 #CDAD54 #B1CD54
triadic
#CDAD54 #54CDAD #AD54CD
tetradic
#CDAD54 #54CD71 #5474CD #CD54B1
square
#CDAD54 #54CD71 #5474CD #CD54B1
split-complementary
#CDAD54 #54B1CD #7154CD
monochromatic
#816926 #B08F34 #CDAD54 #DBC483 #E9DAB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#CDAD54 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.70
#CDAD54 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDAD54
9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDAD54 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDAD54 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.70 | 9.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAB4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B458
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCA199
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdad54; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 173, 84); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.114 89.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc587',
500: '#cdad54',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdad54; $custom-light: #dfc587; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdad54",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 173,
"b": 84
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.132,
"s": 54.751,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75824,
"c": 0.11439,
"h": 89.7
},
"luminance": 0.43506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDAD54
secondary
#A6B3D7
accent
#71DE4A
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16120B
muted
#84817C