Skip to the color picker

#cd8a56 color: Cork Brown

#cd8a56 is rgb(205, 138, 86) in RGB and oklch(69.028% 0.1066 57.618) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

26°
100%

69%
0.107
58°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.85:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.37:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #cd8a56

#cd8a56 is a soft orange color. In OKLCH it has 69% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 58°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.85:1 contrast and black text 7.37:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cork Brown (#cc8855). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium orange colors

Lighter: #cd8a56 mixed with white

  1. cd8a56
  2. d39668
  3. d8a179
  4. dead89
  5. e3b99a
  6. e8c4ab
  7. edd0bb
  8. f2dccc
  9. f6e7dd
  10. fbf3ee

Darker: #cd8a56 mixed with black

  1. cd8a56
  2. b2774a
  3. 98653e
  4. 7e5332
  5. 664227
  6. 4e321c
  7. 382212
  8. 231408
  9. 0f0702
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cd8a56 with less saturation

  1. cd8a56
  2. c88c5e
  3. c48e66
  4. bf906d
  5. ba9274
  6. b5947b
  7. b09582
  8. ab9788
  9. a6988f
  10. a19a95

Questions about #cd8a56

What color is #cd8a56?

#cd8a56 is soft orange. The closest named color is Cork Brown. In RGB it is rgb(205, 138, 86), in HSL hsl(26.22, 54.34%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.028% 0.1066 57.618).

What colors go well with #cd8a56?

The complementary color of #cd8a56 is #54a5d5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d58177 and #b79746. The triadic partners are #40b19b and #a38dd5.

Is white or black text more readable on #cd8a56?

Black text reads better on #cd8a56: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and black gives 7.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cd8a56 a warm or cool color?

#cd8a56 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 58 degrees, its lightness 69% and its chroma 0.107.