#CB9C45#CB9C45
#CB9C45 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.118 H 80.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9C45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 156, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.2%, 66%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.21, 8.38, 50.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.21, 51.64, 80.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.04% 0.0199 0.1161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.04% 0.118 80.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5934, 36.9057, 10.7726) |
| Luminance | 0.3690 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.17
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.08
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.56
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.73
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.92
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9C45 #4574CB
analogous
#CB5945 #CB9C45 #B7CB45
triadic
#CB9C45 #45CB9C #9C45CB
tetradic
#CB9C45 #45CB59 #4574CB #CB45B7
square
#CB9C45 #45CB59 #4574CB #CB45B7
split-complementary
#CB9C45 #45B7CB #5945CB
monochromatic
#755721 #A57B2E #CB9C45 #D8B575 #E6CFA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#CB9C45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.38
#CB9C45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9C45
8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9C45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9C45 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.38 | 8.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9D3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAA848
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC8E89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9c45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 156, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.118 80.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfb97c',
500: '#cb9c45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9c45; $custom-light: #dfb97c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9c45",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 156,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.955,
"s": 56.303,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72039,
"c": 0.11781,
"h": 80.3
},
"luminance": 0.36903
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9C45
secondary
#99ADD3
accent
#7DE048
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C