#CDA170

Closest named color: Sand Brown (#CBA560). oklch(73.8% 0.083 69), rgb(205, 161, 112).

Black text reads best on this color (8.92:1).

About this color

#CDA170 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 74%, its chroma 0.083 and its hue 69°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sand Brown (#CBA560), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.92:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (74%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.083)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Sand Brown (#CBA560)
Black text	8.92:1
White text	2.35:1

Values

HEX	#CDA170
RGB	rgb(205, 161, 112)
HSL	hsl(32, 48%, 62%)
OKLCH	oklch(73.8% 0.083 69)

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 #CDA170	2.35:1	Fails	Lc -51.2	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #CDA170	8.92:1	AAA	Lc 57.7	Large or bold text, headings
#CDA170 text on white	2.35:1	Fails	Lc 46.3	Large or bold text, headings
#CDA170 text on black	8.92:1	AAA	Lc -55.8	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

#F9F5F1

oklch(97.2% 0.007 67.7)
Step 100
100

#F1E8DF

oklch(93.6% 0.016 67.6)
Step 200
200

#E6D6C5

oklch(88.4% 0.029 69.1)
Step 300
300

#D7BB9D

oklch(80.8% 0.052 68.9)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#CDA170

oklch(73.8% 0.083 69)
Step 500
500

#B37D3B

oklch(63.2% 0.106 69.1)
Step 600
600

#9E6511

oklch(55.6% 0.115 69.3)
Step 700
700

#875300

oklch(49% 0.107 68.7)
Step 800
800

#6E4408

oklch(42.6% 0.089 68.4)
Step 900
900

#593A12

oklch(37.7% 0.069 69.3)
Step 950
950

#34220C

oklch(26.9% 0.044 69.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#CDA170 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)	#B0A36C	0.046
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BBAD71	0.040
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#DB9795	0.067
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A9A9A9	0.083