#CB9540#CB9540
#CB9540 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.120 H 75.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9540 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 149, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 57%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 68.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.41, 11.88, 51.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.41, 52.67, 76.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.62% 0.0295 0.1161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.62% 0.12 75.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3038, 34.5644, 9.6090) |
| Luminance | 0.3456 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.74
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.75
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.96
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 6.39
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 6.66
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9540 #4076CB
analogous
#CB5040 #CB9540 #BBCB40
triadic
#CB9540 #40CB95 #9540CB
tetradic
#CB9540 #40CB50 #4076CB #CB40BB
square
#CB9540 #40CB50 #4076CB #CB40BB
split-complementary
#CB9540 #40BBCB #5040CB
monochromatic
#72521F #A2742C #CB9540 #D8B070 #E5CAA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#CB9540 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#CB9540 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9540
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9540 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9540 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99736
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A443
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC8783
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9540; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 149, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.120 75.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfb479',
500: '#cb9540',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9540; $custom-light: #dfb479; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9540",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 149,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.691,
"s": 57.202,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70617,
"c": 0.11975,
"h": 75.7
},
"luminance": 0.34562
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9540
secondary
#95ADD2
accent
#83E047
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#161109
muted
#84807B