#CE9E3A#CE9E3A
#CE9E3A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.127 H 82.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE9E3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 158, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 60%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 72%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.3%, 71.8%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.93, 7.99, 56.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.93, 57.23, 81.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.65% 0.0172 0.1262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.65% 0.127 82.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4466, 37.8838, 9.2895) |
| Luminance | 0.3788 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 3.92
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.18
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.70
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.80
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.22
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE9E3A #3A6ACE
analogous
#CE543A #CE9E3A #B4CE3A
triadic
#CE9E3A #3ACE9E #9E3ACE
tetradic
#CE9E3A #3ACE54 #3A6ACE #CE3AB4
square
#CE9E3A #3ACE54 #3A6ACE #CE3AB4
split-complementary
#CE9E3A #3AB4CE #543ACE
monochromatic
#71561C #A27B28 #CE9E3A #DAB66B #E6CE9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#CE9E3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#CE9E3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CE9E3A
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE9E3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE9E3A | 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)
#B29E2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAB3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF8F8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce9e3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 158, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.127 82.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1ba76',
500: '#ce9e3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce9e3a; $custom-light: #e1ba76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce9e3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 158,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.541,
"s": 60.163,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72653,
"c": 0.12739,
"h": 82.2
},
"luminance": 0.37881
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE9E3A
secondary
#91A6D2
accent
#78E344
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161109
muted
#84807B