#CB9D49#CB9D49
#CB9D49 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.115 H 80.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9D49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 157, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.7%, 64%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.50, 8.09, 49.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.50, 50.07, 80.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.28% 0.0196 0.1134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.28% 0.115 80.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8903, 37.2941, 11.5048) |
| Luminance | 0.3729 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.68
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.56
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.12
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.77
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.02
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9D49 #4977CB
analogous
#CB5C49 #CB9D49 #B8CB49
triadic
#CB9D49 #49CB9D #9D49CB
tetradic
#CB9D49 #49CB5C #4977CB #CB49B8
square
#CB9D49 #49CB5C #4977CB #CB49B8
split-complementary
#CB9D49 #49B8CB #5C49CB
monochromatic
#775922 #A77D30 #CB9D49 #D9B779 #E6D0A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#CB9D49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.46
#CB9D49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9D49
8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9D49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9D49 | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.46 | 8.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09E40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA94C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB908B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9d49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 157, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.115 80.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deb97f',
500: '#cb9d49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9d49; $custom-light: #deb97f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9d49",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 157,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.769,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7228,
"c": 0.11509,
"h": 80.2
},
"luminance": 0.37291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9D49
secondary
#9CB0D4
accent
#7EDF49
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C