#CDAD69#CDAD69
#CDAD69 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.094 H 85.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDAD69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 173, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 50%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 49%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.6%, 48.8%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.15, 2.88, 39.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.15, 39.20, 85.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.11% 0.0082 0.0941) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.11% 0.094 85) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6718, 43.8883, 19.5855) |
| Luminance | 0.4389 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 1.37
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.83
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.21
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.27
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.66
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDAD69 #6989CD
analogous
#CD7B69 #CDAD69 #BBCD69
triadic
#CDAD69 #69CDAD #AD69CD
tetradic
#CDAD69 #69CD7B #6989CD #CD69BB
square
#CDAD69 #69CD7B #6989CD #CD69BB
split-complementary
#CDAD69 #69BBCD #7B69CD
monochromatic
#8D6F2F #BB933E #CDAD69 #DCC697 #ECDFC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#CDAD69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#CDAD69 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDAD69
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDAD69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDAD69 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.78 | 9.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAC64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B46B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBA29C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdad69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 173, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.094 85.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec595',
500: '#cdad69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdad69; $custom-light: #dec595; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdad69",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 173,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.8,
"s": 50,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76107,
"c": 0.09449,
"h": 85
},
"luminance": 0.43886
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDAD69
secondary
#B6C2DC
accent
#58BD28
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15120D
muted
#83817E