#CB9C37#CB9C37
#CB9C37 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.127 H 82.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9C37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 156, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.2%, 72.9%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.09, 7.62, 56.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.09, 57.47, 82.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.91% 0.0159 0.1264) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.91% 0.127 82.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2090, 36.7519, 8.7478) |
| Luminance | 0.3675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 3.92
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.25
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.42
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.57
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.80
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9C37 #3766CB
analogous
#CB5237 #CB9C37 #B0CB37
triadic
#CB9C37 #37CB9C #9C37CB
tetradic
#CB9C37 #37CB52 #3766CB #CB37B0
square
#CB9C37 #37CB52 #3766CB #CB37B0
split-complementary
#CB9C37 #37B0CB #5237CB
monochromatic
#6C521C #9C7729 #CB9C37 #D8B468 #E4CC98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#CB9C37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#CB9C37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9C37
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9C37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9C37 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09C29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA83B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC8D88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9c37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 156, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.127 82.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfb874',
500: '#cb9c37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9c37; $custom-light: #dfb874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9c37",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 156,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.946,
"s": 58.73,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71912,
"c": 0.12739,
"h": 82.8
},
"luminance": 0.36749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9C37
secondary
#8EA3D0
accent
#77E246
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161109
muted
#84807B