#CE9E4E#CE9E4E
#CE9E4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.113 H 78.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE9E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 158, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 57%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 62%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.3%, 62.1%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.12, 9.16, 47.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.12, 48.67, 79.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.85% 0.0232 0.1106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.85% 0.113 78.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0578, 38.1283, 12.5086) |
| Luminance | 0.3813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.65
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.33
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.36
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.02
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.31
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE9E4E #4E7ECE
analogous
#CE5E4E #CE9E4E #BECE4E
triadic
#CE9E4E #4ECE9E #9E4ECE
tetradic
#CE9E4E #4ECE5E #4E7ECE #CE4EBE
square
#CE9E4E #4ECE5E #4E7ECE #CE4EBE
split-complementary
#CE9E4E #4EBECE #5E4ECE
monochromatic
#7F5C23 #AE7F30 #CE9E4E #DBB87E #E9D3AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#CE9E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#CE9E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CE9E4E
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE9E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE9E4E | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19F46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAB50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF918C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce9e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 158, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.113 78.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0ba82',
500: '#ce9e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce9e4e; $custom-light: #e0ba82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce9e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 158,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.5,
"s": 56.637,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72852,
"c": 0.11297,
"h": 78.1
},
"luminance": 0.38126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE9E4E
secondary
#A1B5D7
accent
#81E048
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF6EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#16110B
muted
#84807C