#CDB59F#CDB59F
#CDB59F is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.041 H 64.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDB59F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 181, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 22.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.16, 5.13, 14.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.16, 15.26, 70.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.78% 0.0175 0.0371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.78% 0.041 64.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.9589, 48.5315, 39.6353) |
| Luminance | 0.4853 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 5.20
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 5.65
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 5.66
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.71
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 6.49
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 7.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDB59F #9FB7CD
analogous
#CD9FA0 #CDB59F #CDCC9F
triadic
#CDB59F #9FCDB5 #B59FCD
tetradic
#CDB59F #A0CD9F #9FB7CD #CC9FCD
square
#CDB59F #A0CD9F #9FB7CD #CC9FCD
split-complementary
#CDB59F #9FCDCC #9FA0CD
monochromatic
#9F7753 #B89677 #CDB59F #E2D4C7 #F5EFEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#CDB59F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.71
#CDB59F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDB59F
10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDB59F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDB59F | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.71 | 10.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB69E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3BB9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6B0AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdb59f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 181, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.041 64.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dccbbb',
500: '#cdb59f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdb59f; $custom-light: #dccbbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdb59f",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 181,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.696,
"s": 31.507,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78781,
"c": 0.04102,
"h": 64.7
},
"luminance": 0.4853
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDB59F
secondary
#DEE4EA
accent
#75AA3B
background
#FDFCFB
surface
#FBF8F6
border
#D4D1D0
text
#151311
muted
#838280