#CE9D63

Closest named color: Camel (#C69F59). oklch(72.9% 0.095 70.1), rgb(206, 157, 99).

Black text reads best on this color (8.62:1).

About this color

#CE9D63 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 73%, its chroma 0.095 and its hue 70°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Camel (#C69F59), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.62:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (73%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.095)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Camel (#C69F59)
Black text	8.62:1
White text	2.43:1

Values

HEX	#CE9D63
RGB	rgb(206, 157, 99)
HSL	hsl(33, 52%, 60%)
OKLCH	oklch(72.9% 0.095 70.1)

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 #CE9D63	2.43:1	Fails	Lc -52.8	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #CE9D63	8.62:1	AAA	Lc 56.2	Large or bold text, headings
#CE9D63 text on white	2.43:1	Fails	Lc 47.8	Large or bold text, headings
#CE9D63 text on black	8.62:1	AAA	Lc -54.2	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

#F9F5F0

oklch(97.2% 0.008 73.7)
Step 100
100

#F2E8DE

oklch(93.6% 0.017 67.6)
Step 200
200

#E8D6C2

oklch(88.5% 0.033 70.3)
Step 300
300

#DABB97

oklch(81% 0.06 71)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#CE9D63

oklch(72.9% 0.095 70.1)
Step 500
500

#B87B27

oklch(63.2% 0.122 70.1)
Step 600
600

#9F6500

oklch(55.7% 0.12 70.6)
Step 700
700

#865400

oklch(49.1% 0.106 70.2)
Step 800
800

#6F4400

oklch(42.7% 0.093 69.4)
Step 900
900

#5C3904

oklch(37.8% 0.079 70.1)
Step 950
950

#362207

oklch(27.1% 0.05 70.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#CE9D63 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)	#AE9F5E	0.051
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BAAB64	0.046
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#DD918F	0.078
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A6A6A6	0.095