#CDAE6A#CDAE6A
#CDAE6A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.094 H 85.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDAE6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 174, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 50%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 48%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 48.3%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.42, 2.45, 38.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.42, 38.99, 86.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.32% 0.007 0.0938) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.32% 0.094 85.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9159, 44.2939, 19.9219) |
| Luminance | 0.4429 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 1.12
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.75
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.15
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.36
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.03
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDAE6A #6A89CD
analogous
#CD7C6A #CDAE6A #BACD6A
triadic
#CDAE6A #6ACDAE #AE6ACD
tetradic
#CDAE6A #6ACD7C #6A89CD #CD6ABA
square
#CDAE6A #6ACD7C #6A89CD #CD6ABA
split-complementary
#CDAE6A #6ABACD #7C6ACD
monochromatic
#8D702F #BB943F #CDAE6A #DCC798 #ECE0C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#CDAE6A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.86
#CDAE6A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDAE6A
9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDAE6A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDAE6A | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.86 | 9.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAD65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B56C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBA39D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdae6a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 174, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.094 85.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec696',
500: '#cdae6a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdae6a; $custom-light: #dec696; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdae6a",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 174,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.212,
"s": 49.749,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76324,
"c": 0.09407,
"h": 85.7
},
"luminance": 0.44292
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDAE6A
secondary
#B7C2DC
accent
#57BD28
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15120D
muted
#83817E