#CB9E49#CB9E49
#CB9E49 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.115 H 81.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9E49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 158, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 64%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.75, 7.55, 49.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.75, 50.26, 81.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.48% 0.018 0.114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.48% 0.115 81) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0602, 37.6338, 11.5615) |
| Luminance | 0.3763 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.68
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.44
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.87
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.41
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.78
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9E49 #4976CB
analogous
#CB5D49 #CB9E49 #B7CB49
triadic
#CB9E49 #49CB9E #9E49CB
tetradic
#CB9E49 #49CB5D #4976CB #CB49B7
square
#CB9E49 #49CB5D #4976CB #CB49B7
split-complementary
#CB9E49 #49B7CB #5D49CB
monochromatic
#775A22 #A77E30 #CB9E49 #D9B779 #E6D1A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#CB9E49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.53
#CB9E49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9E49
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9E49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9E49 | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.53 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19E40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAA4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB918B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9e49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 158, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.115 81.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deba7f',
500: '#cb9e49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9e49; $custom-light: #deba7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9e49",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 158,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.231,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72478,
"c": 0.11543,
"h": 81
},
"luminance": 0.37631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9E49
secondary
#9CAFD4
accent
#7DDF49
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C