#CFAE5E#CFAE5E
#CFAE5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.107 H 87.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFAE5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 174, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 54%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 55%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 54.6%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.46, 2.22, 45.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.46, 45.11, 87.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.35% 0.0049 0.1064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.35% 0.107 87.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8904, 44.3479, 16.8884) |
| Luminance | 0.4435 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 0.78
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.62
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.02
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.63
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.24
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFAE5E #5E7FCF
analogous
#CF765E #CFAE5E #B8CF5E
triadic
#CFAE5E #5ECFAE #AE5ECF
tetradic
#CFAE5E #5ECF76 #5E7FCF #CF5EB8
square
#CFAE5E #5ECF76 #5E7FCF #CF5EB8
split-complementary
#CFAE5E #5EB8CF #765ECF
monochromatic
#8A6D29 #B99337 #CFAE5E #DDC68D #EBDDBC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#CFAE5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.87
#CFAE5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFAE5E
9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFAE5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFAE5E | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.87 | 9.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAD57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B561
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DEA29B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfae5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 174, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.107 87.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0c58e',
500: '#cfae5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfae5e; $custom-light: #e0c58e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfae5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 174,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.478,
"s": 54.067,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76347,
"c": 0.10652,
"h": 87.4
},
"luminance": 0.44346
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFAE5E
secondary
#AEBBDB
accent
#75DD4A
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16120C
muted
#84817D