#CB9B3B#CB9B3B
#CB9B3B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.125 H 81.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9B3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 155, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.6%, 70.9%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.87, 8.36, 55.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.87, 55.69, 81.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.75% 0.0186 0.1231) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.75% 0.125 81.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1417, 36.4576, 9.2176) |
| Luminance | 0.3645 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.32
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 4.72
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.85
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.89
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.16
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9B3B #3B6BCB
analogous
#CB533B #CB9B3B #B3CB3B
triadic
#CB9B3B #3BCB9B #9B3BCB
tetradic
#CB9B3B #3BCB53 #3B6BCB #CB3BB3
square
#CB9B3B #3BCB53 #3B6BCB #CB3BB3
split-complementary
#CB9B3B #3BB3CB #533BCB
monochromatic
#6E531D #9F782A #CB9B3B #D8B46B #E5CC9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#CB9B3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#CB9B3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9B3B
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9B3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9B3B | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9C2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA83F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC8D87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9b3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 155, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.125 81.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfb876',
500: '#cb9b3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9b3b; $custom-light: #dfb876; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9b3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 155,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 58.065,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71747,
"c": 0.12451,
"h": 81.4
},
"luminance": 0.36455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9B3B
secondary
#91A6D1
accent
#7AE147
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161109
muted
#84807B