#CB9B49#CB9B49
#CB9B49 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.115 H 78.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9B49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 155, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.6%, 64%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.99, 9.17, 48.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.99, 49.70, 79.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.89% 0.0228 0.1122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.89% 0.115 78.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5547, 36.6229, 11.3930) |
| Luminance | 0.3662 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.89
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.95
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.70
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.01
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.53
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9B49 #4979CB
analogous
#CB5A49 #CB9B49 #BACB49
triadic
#CB9B49 #49CB9B #9B49CB
tetradic
#CB9B49 #49CB5A #4979CB #CB49BA
square
#CB9B49 #49CB5A #4979CB #CB49BA
split-complementary
#CB9B49 #49BACB #5A49CB
monochromatic
#775822 #A77B30 #CB9B49 #D9B579 #E6CFA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#CB9B49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#CB9B49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9B49
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9B49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9B49 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9C40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A84C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC8D89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9b49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 155, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.115 78.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deb87f',
500: '#cb9b49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9b49; $custom-light: #deb87f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9b49",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 155,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.846,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71885,
"c": 0.1145,
"h": 78.5
},
"luminance": 0.3662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9B49
secondary
#9CB1D4
accent
#80DF49
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C