#CDAD6E#CDAD6E
#CDAD6E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.089 H 83.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDAD6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 173, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 49%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 46%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.6%, 46.3%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.22, 3.37, 36.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.22, 36.75, 84.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.19% 0.0101 0.0888) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.19% 0.089 83.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9364, 43.9941, 20.9789) |
| Luminance | 0.4399 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 1.59
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 1.65
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 2.65
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.66
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.75
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDAD6E #6E8ECD
analogous
#CD7E6E #CDAD6E #BECD6E
triadic
#CDAD6E #6ECDAD #AD6ECD
tetradic
#CDAD6E #6ECD7E #6E8ECD #CD6EBE
square
#CDAD6E #6ECD7E #6E8ECD #CD6EBE
split-complementary
#CDAD6E #6EBECD #7E6ECD
monochromatic
#8F7031 #BD9341 #CDAD6E #DDC79C #ECE0C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#CDAD6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#CDAD6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDAD6E
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDAD6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDAD6E | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAC69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B570
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBA39D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdad6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 173, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.089 83.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec598',
500: '#cdad6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdad6e; $custom-light: #dec598; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdad6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 173,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.789,
"s": 48.718,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76186,
"c": 0.0894,
"h": 83.5
},
"luminance": 0.43992
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDAD6E
secondary
#BAC6DD
accent
#5BBC29
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15120E
muted
#83817E