#CDAE73#CDAE73
#CDAE73 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.085 H 82.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDAE73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 174, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 47%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 44%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 43.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.56, 3.34, 34.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.56, 34.57, 84.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.47% 0.0105 0.0841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.47% 0.085 82.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4088, 44.4910, 22.5175) |
| Luminance | 0.4449 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 1.26
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 1.85
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 1.97
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 2.83
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.84
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDAE73 #7392CD
analogous
#CD8173 #CDAE73 #BFCD73
triadic
#CDAE73 #73CDAE #AE73CD
tetradic
#CDAE73 #73CD81 #7392CD #CD73BF
square
#CDAE73 #73CD81 #7392CD #CD73BF
split-complementary
#CDAE73 #73BFCD #8173CD
monochromatic
#927134 #BD9446 #CDAE73 #DDC8A0 #EDE2CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#CDAE73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#CDAE73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDAE73
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDAE73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDAE73 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAD6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B575
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DAA49F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdae73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 174, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.085 82.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec69c',
500: '#cdae73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdae73; $custom-light: #dec69c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdae73",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 174,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.333,
"s": 47.368,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7647,
"c": 0.08479,
"h": 82.9
},
"luminance": 0.44489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDAE73
secondary
#BEC9DE
accent
#5CBB2B
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E