#CE9D56#CE9D56
#CE9D56 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.106 H 75.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE9D56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 157, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 58%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.8%, 58.3%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.95, 10.28, 43.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.95, 44.86, 76.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.76% 0.0276 0.1026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.76% 0.106 75) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1924, 37.9103, 14.0555) |
| Luminance | 0.3791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.92
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.60
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.02
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.33
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.89
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE9D56 #5687CE
analogous
#CE6156 #CE9D56 #C3CE56
triadic
#CE9D56 #56CE9D #9D56CE
tetradic
#CE9D56 #56CE61 #5687CE #CE56C3
square
#CE9D56 #56CE61 #5687CE #CE56C3
split-complementary
#CE9D56 #56C3CE #6156CE
monochromatic
#835D26 #B37F34 #CE9D56 #DCB985 #EAD4B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#CE9D56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#CE9D56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CE9D56
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE9D56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE9D56 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.58 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9F50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAA58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE908D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce9d56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 157, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.106 75.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0b987',
500: '#ce9d56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce9d56; $custom-light: #e0b987; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce9d56",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 157,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.5,
"s": 55.046,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72755,
"c": 0.10622,
"h": 75
},
"luminance": 0.37908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE9D56
secondary
#A8BBD8
accent
#86DE49
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF6F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#16110B
muted
#84807C