#CE9C46#CE9C46
#CE9C46 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.119 H 78.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE9C46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 156, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 66%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.53, 9.73, 50.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.53, 51.86, 79.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.37% 0.0238 0.1161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.37% 0.119 78.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4499, 37.3437, 10.9761) |
| Luminance | 0.3734 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.48
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.29
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.92
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.11
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.42
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE9C46 #4678CE
analogous
#CE5846 #CE9C46 #BCCE46
triadic
#CE9C46 #46CE9C #9C46CE
tetradic
#CE9C46 #46CE58 #4678CE #CE46BC
square
#CE9C46 #46CE58 #4678CE #CE46BC
split-complementary
#CE9C46 #46BCCE #5846CE
monochromatic
#795920 #AA7C2D #CE9C46 #DBB676 #E8D0A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#CE9C46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.47
#CE9C46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CE9C46
8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE9C46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE9C46 | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.47 | 8.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9D3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA949
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF8E89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce9c46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 156, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.119 78.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1b97d',
500: '#ce9c46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce9c46; $custom-light: #e1b97d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce9c46",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 156,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.941,
"s": 58.12,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72371,
"c": 0.11855,
"h": 78.4
},
"luminance": 0.37341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE9C46
secondary
#9BB0D5
accent
#7FE146
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C