#CDAE5C#CDAE5C
#CDAE5C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.108 H 89.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDAE5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 174, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 55.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.25, 1.21, 45.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.25, 45.76, 88.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.13% 0.0018 0.1078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.13% 0.108 89) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2464, 44.0261, 16.3958) |
| Luminance | 0.4402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 0.90
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.07
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.15
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.19
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.52
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDAE5C #5C7BCD
analogous
#CD755C #CDAE5C #B3CD5C
triadic
#CDAE5C #5CCDAE #AE5CCD
tetradic
#CDAE5C #5CCD75 #5C7BCD #CD5CB3
square
#CDAE5C #5CCD75 #5C7BCD #CD5CB3
split-complementary
#CDAE5C #5CB3CD #755CCD
monochromatic
#866C29 #B49237 #CDAE5C #DBC58B #EADDBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#CDAE5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#CDAE5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDAE5C
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDAE5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDAE5C | 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)
#BEAC55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B55F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCA29B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdae5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 174, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.108 89.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc58c',
500: '#cdae5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdae5c; $custom-light: #dfc58c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdae5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 174,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.54,
"s": 53.052,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76126,
"c": 0.10777,
"h": 89
},
"luminance": 0.44024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDAE5C
secondary
#ACB8D9
accent
#73DC4B
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#15120C
muted
#84817D