#CB9E45#CB9E45
#CB9E45 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.118 H 81.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9E45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 158, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 66%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.71, 7.30, 51.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.71, 52.02, 81.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.44% 0.0168 0.1173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.44% 0.118 81.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9318, 37.5825, 10.8853) |
| Luminance | 0.3758 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.20
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.89
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.10
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.27
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.42
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9E45 #4572CB
analogous
#CB5B45 #CB9E45 #B5CB45
triadic
#CB9E45 #45CB9E #9E45CB
tetradic
#CB9E45 #45CB5B #4572CB #CB45B5
square
#CB9E45 #45CB5B #4572CB #CB45B5
split-complementary
#CB9E45 #45B5CB #5B45CB
monochromatic
#755921 #A57D2E #CB9E45 #D8B775 #E6D0A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#CB9E45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#CB9E45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9E45
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9E45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9E45 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19E3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC908B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9e45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 158, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.118 81.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfba7c',
500: '#cb9e45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9e45; $custom-light: #dfba7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9e45",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 158,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.851,
"s": 56.303,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72436,
"c": 0.11848,
"h": 81.9
},
"luminance": 0.3758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9E45
secondary
#99ACD3
accent
#7BE048
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C