#CDAE78#CDAE78
#CDAE78 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.080 H 80.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDAE78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 174, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 46%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 41%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 41.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.63, 3.88, 31.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.63, 32.12, 83.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.56% 0.0125 0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.56% 0.08 80.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7043, 44.6093, 24.0740) |
| Luminance | 0.4461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 0.77
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 1.85
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 1.93
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 2.26
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.02
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDAE78 #7897CD
analogous
#CD8378 #CDAE78 #C1CD78
triadic
#CDAE78 #78CDAE #AE78CD
tetradic
#CDAE78 #78CD83 #7897CD #CD78C1
square
#CDAE78 #78CD83 #7897CD #CD78C1
split-complementary
#CDAE78 #78C1CD #8378CD
monochromatic
#947237 #BC934B #CDAE78 #DEC9A5 #EEE4D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#CDAE78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#CDAE78 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDAE78
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDAE78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDAE78 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAE74
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B57A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DAA5A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdae78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 174, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.080 80.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec69f',
500: '#cdae78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdae78; $custom-light: #dec69f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdae78",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 174,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.118,
"s": 45.946,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76557,
"c": 0.07952,
"h": 80.9
},
"luminance": 0.44607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDAE78
secondary
#C1CCDF
accent
#60B92C
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E