HEX atlas value

#CDAE70

#CDAE70 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandstone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 205, 174, 112, HSL 40, 48%, 62%, has luminance 0.4442, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#CDAE70 Sample readable text

HEX #CDAE70

RGB rgb(205, 174, 112)

HSL hsl(40 48% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 45, 20)

Luminance 0.4442

Contrast Black 9.88:1White 2.12:1

CSS

--color-cdae70: #CDAE70;
.background-cdae70 { background-color: #CDAE70; }
.text-cdae70 { color: #CDAE70; }

Luminance0.4442

Black text9.88:1AA Pass

White text2.12:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CDAE70","rgb":[205,174,112],"hsl":[40,48,62],"cmyk":[0,15,45,20],"luminance":0.4442,"contrast":{"black":9.88,"white":2.12}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.12,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E4D4B4","hex":"#E4D4B4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.38,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BDCD70","hex":"#BDCD70","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.13,"contrastWhite":1.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E2B55A","hex":"#E2B55A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.99,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.26,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Sandstone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cdae70.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#708FCD","analogous":["#CD7F70","#BDCD70"],"triadic":["#70CDAE","#AE70CD"],"tetradic":["#70CD7F","#708FCD","#CD70BD"],"splitComplementary":["#70BDCD","#7F70CD"],"monochromatic":["#E4D4B4","#CDAE70","#A6823A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E4D4B4","dark":"#A6823A","saturated":"#E2B55A","desaturated":"#B7A685","pastel":"#E9E1D3","neon":"#FFCC66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":5.656854249492381},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":9.433981132056603},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":14.247806848775006},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":19.026297590440446},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":19.82422760159901}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CDAE70

#CDAE70 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #CDAE70 is visually closest to Sandstone, a named orange color with HEX #C9AE74.

The RGB channels are 205, 174, and 112, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg with 48% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4442, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.88:1AA Pass

White text2.12:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CDAE70 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.88:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.12:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E4D4B4#000000 text · best 14.38:1#E4D4B4

#BDCD70#000000 text · best 12.13:1#BDCD70

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

#E2B55A#000000 text · best 10.99:1#E2B55A

Bamboo#000000 text · best 10.26:1#C7B56E

Generated Palette

#CDAE70#CDAE70

#708FCD#708FCD

#CD7F70#CD7F70

#BDCD70#BDCD70

#E4D4B4#E4D4B4

#A6823A#A6823A

Color Harmonies

#708FCD#708FCD

#CD7F70#CD7F70

#BDCD70#BDCD70

#70CDAE#70CDAE

#AE70CD#AE70CD

Variants

#E4D4B4#E4D4B4

#A6823A#A6823A

#E2B55A#E2B55A

#B7A685#B7A685

#E9E1D3#E9E1D3

#FFCC66#FFCC66

Nearest Named Colors

Sandstone#C9AE74

Bamboo#C7B56E

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Ecru#C2B280

#CDAE70

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CDAE70

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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