#CDAD63#CDAD63
#CDAD63 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.100 H 86.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDAD63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 173, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 51%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 52%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.6%, 51.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.07, 2.34, 42.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.07, 42.11, 86.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.02% 0.0059 0.1003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.02% 0.1 86.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3742, 43.7693, 18.0183) |
| Luminance | 0.4377 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 0.70
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 1.93
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.25
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.01
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.23
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDAD63 #6383CD
analogous
#CD7863 #CDAD63 #B8CD63
triadic
#CDAD63 #63CDAD #AD63CD
tetradic
#CDAD63 #63CD78 #6383CD #CD63B8
square
#CDAD63 #63CD78 #6383CD #CD63B8
split-complementary
#CDAD63 #63B8CD #7863CD
monochromatic
#8A6D2C #B8923B #CDAD63 #DCC591 #EBDEC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#CDAD63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#CDAD63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDAD63
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDAD63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDAD63 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.75 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAC5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B466
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCA29B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdad63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 173, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.100 86.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec591',
500: '#cdad63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdad63; $custom-light: #dec591; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdad63",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 173,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.887,
"s": 51.456,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76018,
"c": 0.10045,
"h": 86.6
},
"luminance": 0.43767
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDAD63
secondary
#B1BEDA
accent
#78DB4D
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F1
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15120D
muted
#83817E