#CB9B42#CB9B42
#CB9B42 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.120 H 80.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9B42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 155, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 57%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.6%, 67.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.93, 8.74, 52.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.93, 52.76, 80.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.81% 0.0206 0.1179) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.81% 0.12 80.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3356, 36.5352, 10.2388) |
| Luminance | 0.3653 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.55
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.50
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.63
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.67
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.74
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9B42 #4272CB
analogous
#CB5642 #CB9B42 #B6CB42
triadic
#CB9B42 #42CB9B #9B42CB
tetradic
#CB9B42 #42CB56 #4272CB #CB42B6
square
#CB9B42 #42CB56 #4272CB #CB42B6
split-complementary
#CB9B42 #42B6CB #5642CB
monochromatic
#735620 #A37A2D #CB9B42 #D8B472 #E5CEA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#CB9B42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#CB9B42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9B42
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9B42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9B42 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9C38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA845
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC8D88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9b42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 155, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.120 80.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfb87a',
500: '#cb9b42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9b42; $custom-light: #dfb87a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9b42",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 155,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.978,
"s": 56.846,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71812,
"c": 0.11969,
"h": 80.1
},
"luminance": 0.36533
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9B42
secondary
#97ACD2
accent
#7DE048
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#161109
muted
#84807B