#CDB59B#CDB59B
#CDB59B is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.045 H 69.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB59B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 181, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 33%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 24.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.07, 4.55, 16.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.07, 17.03, 74.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.69% 0.0159 0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.69% 0.045 69.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6174, 48.3949, 37.8368) |
| Luminance | 0.4839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.84
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 4.27
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 5.52
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 6.08
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.19
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB59B #9BB3CD
analogous
#CD9C9B #CDB59B #CCCD9B
triadic
#CDB59B #9BCDB5 #B59BCD
tetradic
#CDB59B #9BCD9C #9BB3CD #CD9BCC
square
#CDB59B #9BCD9C #9BB3CD #CD9BCC
split-complementary
#CDB59B #9BCCCD #9C9BCD
monochromatic
#9E784F #B99772 #CDB59B #E1D3C4 #F5F0EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#CDB59B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.68
#CDB59B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB59B
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB59B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB59B | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.68 | 10.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEB699
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3BB9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6AFAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb59b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 181, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.045 69.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dccbb8',
500: '#cdb59b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb59b; $custom-light: #dccbb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb59b",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 181,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.2,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78686,
"c": 0.04507,
"h": 69.3
},
"luminance": 0.48393
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB59B
secondary
#DBE2E9
accent
#70AC39
background
#FDFCFB
surface
#FBF8F6
border
#D4D1D0
text
#151311
muted
#838280