#CE9D45#CE9D45
#CE9D45 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.120 H 79.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE9D45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 157, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 67%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.8%, 66.5%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.78, 9.13, 51.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.78, 52.47, 79.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.56% 0.0219 0.1175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.56% 0.12 79.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5871, 37.6682, 10.8674) |
| Luminance | 0.3766 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.48
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.20
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.48
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.88
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 6.02
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE9D45 #4576CE
analogous
#CE5945 #CE9D45 #BBCE45
triadic
#CE9D45 #45CE9D #9D45CE
tetradic
#CE9D45 #45CE59 #4576CE #CE45BB
square
#CE9D45 #45CE59 #4576CE #CE45BB
split-complementary
#CE9D45 #45BBCE #5945CE
monochromatic
#795920 #A97D2D #CE9D45 #DBB775 #E8D0A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#CE9D45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.53
#CE9D45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CE9D45
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE9D45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE9D45 | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.53 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09E3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF8F8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce9d45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 157, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.120 79.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1b97c',
500: '#ce9d45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce9d45; $custom-light: #e1b97c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce9d45",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 157,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.54,
"s": 58.298,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72557,
"c": 0.11955,
"h": 79.4
},
"luminance": 0.37665
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE9D45
secondary
#9AAFD5
accent
#7EE246
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C