#CDB59D#CDB59D
#CDB59D is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.043 H 67.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB59D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 181, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 23.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.12, 4.84, 15.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.12, 16.13, 72.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.73% 0.0167 0.0396) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.73% 0.043 67.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7867, 48.4626, 38.7287) |
| Luminance | 0.4846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.48
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 4.96
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 5.53
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 5.82
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 6.61
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB59D #9DB5CD
analogous
#CD9D9D #CDB59D #CDCD9D
triadic
#CDB59D #9DCDB5 #B59DCD
tetradic
#CDB59D #9DCD9D #9DB5CD #CD9DCD
square
#CDB59D #9DCD9D #9DB5CD #CD9DCD
split-complementary
#CDB59D #9DCDCD #9D9DCD
monochromatic
#9F7851 #B89674 #CDB59D #E2D4C6 #F5F0EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#CDB59D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.69
#CDB59D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB59D
10.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB59D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB59D | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.69 | 10.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB69B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3BB9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6B0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb59d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 181, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.043 67.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dccbba',
500: '#cdb59d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb59d; $custom-light: #dccbba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb59d",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 181,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30,
"s": 32.432,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78733,
"c": 0.04302,
"h": 67.1
},
"luminance": 0.48461
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB59D
secondary
#DDE3E9
accent
#73AB3A
background
#FDFCFB
surface
#FBF8F6
border
#D4D1D0
text
#151311
muted
#838280