#CD8953

Closest named color: Peru (#CD853F). oklch(68.8% 0.109 58.1), rgb(205, 137, 83).

Black text reads best on this color (7.29:1).

About this color

#CD8953 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 69%, its chroma 0.109 and its hue 58°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Peru (#CD853F), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.29:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (69%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.109)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Peru (#CD853F)
Black text	7.29:1
White text	2.87:1

Values

HEX	#CD8953
RGB	rgb(205, 137, 83)
HSL	hsl(27, 55%, 56%)
OKLCH	oklch(68.8% 0.109 58.1)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #CD8953	2.87:1	Fails	Lc -60.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #CD8953	7.29:1	AAA	Lc 49.2	Large or bold text, headings
#CD8953 text on white	2.87:1	Fails	Lc 54.8	Large or bold text, headings
#CD8953 text on black	7.29:1	AAA	Lc -47.0	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#FAF4F0

oklch(97.1% 0.008 56.3)
Step 100
100

#F5E7DD

oklch(93.6% 0.02 58.1)
Step 200
200

#EDD4C1

oklch(88.6% 0.038 59.5)
Step 300
300

#E3B696

oklch(80.9% 0.068 57)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#CD8953

oklch(68.8% 0.109 58.1)
Step 500
500

#C6711F

oklch(63.1% 0.139 58.4)
Step 600
600

#AB5C00

oklch(55.6% 0.133 58.3)
Step 700
700

#904C00

oklch(49% 0.117 57.9)
Step 800
800

#773E00

oklch(42.7% 0.102 58.2)
Step 900
900

#643300

oklch(37.7% 0.09 58)
Step 950
950

#3B1E05

oklch(27% 0.058 57.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#CD8953 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#9D8F4E	0.080
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#AD9E53	0.072
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#DE7B7C	0.077
Achromatopsia (no color)	#989898	0.109