#CB9837#CB9837
#CB9837 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.126 H 79.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9837 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 152, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.1%, 72.9%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.08, 9.79, 55.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.08, 56.80, 80.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.12% 0.0222 0.1243) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.12% 0.126 79.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5488, 35.4316, 8.5277) |
| Luminance | 0.3543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.66
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.85
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.17
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.35
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.73
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9837 #376ACB
analogous
#CB4E37 #CB9837 #B4CB37
triadic
#CB9837 #37CB98 #9837CB
tetradic
#CB9837 #37CB4E #376ACB #CB37B4
square
#CB9837 #37CB4E #376ACB #CB37B4
split-complementary
#CB9837 #37B4CB #4E37CB
monochromatic
#6C501C #9C7429 #CB9837 #D8B168 #E4CA98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#CB9837 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#CB9837 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9837
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9837 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9837 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC992A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A63B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC8984
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9837; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 152, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.126 79.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfb674',
500: '#cb9837',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9837; $custom-light: #dfb674; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9837",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 152,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.324,
"s": 58.73,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71122,
"c": 0.12622,
"h": 79.9
},
"luminance": 0.35429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9837
secondary
#8EA5D0
accent
#7CE246
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161108
muted
#84807B