#CDAD5C#CDAD5C
#CDAD5C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.107 H 88.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDAD5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 173, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.6%, 55.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.99, 1.74, 45.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.99, 45.47, 87.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.92% 0.0034 0.1071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.92% 0.107 88.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0540, 43.6412, 16.3316) |
| Luminance | 0.4364 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 0.69
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.87
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.96
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.76
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.38
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDAD5C #5C7CCD
analogous
#CD745C #CDAD5C #B4CD5C
triadic
#CDAD5C #5CCDAD #AD5CCD
tetradic
#CDAD5C #5CCD74 #5C7CCD #CD5CB4
square
#CDAD5C #5CCD74 #5C7CCD #CD5CB4
split-complementary
#CDAD5C #5CB4CD #745CCD
monochromatic
#866B29 #B49137 #CDAD5C #DBC58B #EADCBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#CDAD5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#CDAD5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDAD5C
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDAD5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDAD5C | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAB55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B45F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCA19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdad5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 173, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.107 88.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc58c',
500: '#cdad5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdad5c; $custom-light: #dfc58c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdad5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 173,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.009,
"s": 53.052,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75923,
"c": 0.10713,
"h": 88.2
},
"luminance": 0.43639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDAD5C
secondary
#ACB9D9
accent
#74DC4B
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#15120C
muted
#84817D