#CB9838#CB9838
#CB9838 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.126 H 79.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9838 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 152, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 72%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.1%, 72.4%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.09, 9.83, 55.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.09, 56.41, 79.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.13% 0.0225 0.1236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.13% 0.126 79.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5730, 35.4413, 8.6552) |
| Luminance | 0.3544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.76
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.77
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.30
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.44
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.78
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9838 #386BCB
analogous
#CB4E38 #CB9838 #B4CB38
triadic
#CB9838 #38CB98 #9838CB
tetradic
#CB9838 #38CB4E #386BCB #CB38B4
square
#CB9838 #38CB4E #386BCB #CB38B4
split-complementary
#CB9838 #38B4CB #4E38CB
monochromatic
#6C511C #9D7529 #CB9838 #D8B169 #E4CA99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#CB9838 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#CB9838 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9838
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9838 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9838 | 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)
#AC992B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A63C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC8984
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9838; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 152, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.126 79.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfb674',
500: '#cb9838',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9838; $custom-light: #dfb674; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9838",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 152,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.184,
"s": 58.566,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7113,
"c": 0.1256,
"h": 79.7
},
"luminance": 0.35439
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9838
secondary
#8FA5D0
accent
#7CE246
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161109
muted
#84807B