#CDAD5A#CDAD5A
#CDAD5A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.109 H 88.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDAD5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 173, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.6%, 56.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.96, 1.58, 46.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.96, 46.42, 88.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.9% 0.0027 0.109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.9% 0.109 88.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9677, 43.6067, 15.8773) |
| Luminance | 0.4360 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.01
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.11
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.26
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.01
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.70
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDAD5A #5A7ACD
analogous
#CD735A #CDAD5A #B4CD5A
triadic
#CDAD5A #5ACDAD #AD5ACD
tetradic
#CDAD5A #5ACD73 #5A7ACD #CD5AB4
square
#CDAD5A #5ACD73 #5A7ACD #CD5AB4
split-complementary
#CDAD5A #5AB4CD #735ACD
monochromatic
#846B28 #B39136 #CDAD5A #DBC489 #E9DCB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#CDAD5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#CDAD5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDAD5A
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDAD5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDAD5A | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAB52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B45D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCA19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdad5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 173, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.109 88.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc58b',
500: '#cdad5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdad5a; $custom-light: #dfc58b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdad5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 173,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.304,
"s": 53.488,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75897,
"c": 0.10899,
"h": 88.6
},
"luminance": 0.43604
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDAD5A
secondary
#AAB7D8
accent
#74DD4B
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16120C
muted
#84817D