#CB9F49#CB9F49
#CB9F49 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.116 H 81.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9F49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 159, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 64%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.00, 7.01, 49.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.00, 50.46, 82.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.68% 0.0165 0.1146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.68% 0.116 81.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2315, 37.9764, 11.6185) |
| Luminance | 0.3797 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.75
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.36
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.64
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.06
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.58
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9F49 #4975CB
analogous
#CB5E49 #CB9F49 #B6CB49
triadic
#CB9F49 #49CB9F #9F49CB
tetradic
#CB9F49 #49CB5E #4975CB #CB49B6
square
#CB9F49 #49CB5E #4975CB #CB49B6
split-complementary
#CB9F49 #49B6CB #5E49CB
monochromatic
#775B22 #A77F30 #CB9F49 #D9B879 #E6D1A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#CB9F49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#CB9F49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9F49
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9F49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9F49 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19F40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB928C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9f49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 159, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.116 81.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#debb7f',
500: '#cb9f49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9f49; $custom-light: #debb7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9f49",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 159,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.692,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72677,
"c": 0.11578,
"h": 81.8
},
"luminance": 0.37974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9F49
secondary
#9CAFD4
accent
#7CDF49
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C