#CDAD72#CDAD72
#CDAD72 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.085 H 82.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDAD72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 173, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 48%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 44%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.6%, 44.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.28, 3.77, 34.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.28, 34.79, 83.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.25% 0.0117 0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.25% 0.085 82.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1591, 44.0832, 22.1519) |
| Luminance | 0.4408 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 1.56
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 1.79
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.20
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.86
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.03
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDAD72 #7292CD
analogous
#CD7F72 #CDAD72 #C0CD72
triadic
#CDAD72 #72CDAD #AD72CD
tetradic
#CDAD72 #72CD7F #7292CD #CD72C0
square
#CDAD72 #72CD7F #7292CD #CD72C0
split-complementary
#CDAD72 #72C0CD #7F72CD
monochromatic
#917033 #BD9345 #CDAD72 #DDC79F #EDE2CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#CDAD72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.82
#CDAD72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDAD72
9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDAD72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDAD72 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.82 | 9.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBAC6E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B574
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DAA39E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdad72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 173, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.085 82.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec59b',
500: '#cdad72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdad72; $custom-light: #dec59b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdad72",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 173,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.901,
"s": 47.644,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76252,
"c": 0.08528,
"h": 82.1
},
"luminance": 0.44081
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDAD72
secondary
#BDC8DE
accent
#5DBB2B
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15120E
muted
#83817E