#CEA642#CEA642
#CEA642 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.125 H 86.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CEA642 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 166, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.4%, 68%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.03, 4.12, 55.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.03, 55.57, 85.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.32% 0.007 0.125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.32% 0.125 86.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0754, 40.7901, 10.9157) |
| Luminance | 0.4079 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.15
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.22
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.49
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.74
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.99
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CEA642 #426ACE
analogous
#CE6042 #CEA642 #B0CE42
triadic
#CEA642 #42CEA6 #A642CE
tetradic
#CEA642 #42CE60 #426ACE #CE42B0
square
#CEA642 #42CE60 #426ACE #CE42B0
split-complementary
#CEA642 #42B0CE #6042CE
monochromatic
#775E1F #A7842B #CEA642 #DBBD73 #E7D4A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#CEA642 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.16
#CEA642 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CEA642
9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CEA642 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CEA642 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.16 | 9.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A536
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B046
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF9891
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cea642; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 166, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.125 86.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1c07b',
500: '#cea642',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cea642; $custom-light: #e1c07b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cea642",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 166,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.857,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74319,
"c": 0.12519,
"h": 86.8
},
"luminance": 0.40788
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CEA642
secondary
#98A9D4
accent
#72E246
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF7EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16120A
muted
#84817C