#CFAE57#CFAE57
#CFAE57 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.113 H 88.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFAE57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 174, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 56%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 58%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 58%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.38, 1.66, 48.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.38, 48.41, 88.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.26% 0.0024 0.1129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.26% 0.113 88.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5904, 44.2279, 15.3085) |
| Luminance | 0.4423 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.67
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.71
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.79
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.48
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.32
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFAE57 #5778CF
analogous
#CF7257 #CFAE57 #B4CF57
triadic
#CFAE57 #57CFAE #AE57CF
tetradic
#CFAE57 #57CF72 #5778CF #CF57B4
square
#CFAE57 #57CF72 #5778CF #CF57B4
split-complementary
#CFAE57 #57B4CF #7257CF
monochromatic
#856B26 #B59234 #CFAE57 #DDC587 #EADCB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#CFAE57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.85
#CFAE57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFAE57
9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFAE57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFAE57 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.85 | 9.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAC4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B55A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DEA29A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfae57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 174, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.113 88.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0c589',
500: '#cfae57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfae57; $custom-light: #e0c589; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfae57",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 174,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.5,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76258,
"c": 0.11293,
"h": 88.8
},
"luminance": 0.44226
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFAE57
secondary
#A9B6D9
accent
#72DF49
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16120C
muted
#84817D