#CB9F59#CB9F59
#CB9F59 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.102 H 77.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9F59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 159, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 52%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 56.2%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.18, 8.17, 42.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.18, 43.13, 79.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.87% 0.0219 0.1001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.87% 0.102 77.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8318, 38.2165, 14.7805) |
| Luminance | 0.3821 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 1.54
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.25
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.45
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.22
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.61
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9F59 #5985CB
analogous
#CB6659 #CB9F59 #BECB59
triadic
#CB9F59 #59CB9F #9F59CB
tetradic
#CB9F59 #59CB66 #5985CB #CB59BE
square
#CB9F59 #59CB66 #5985CB #CB59BE
split-complementary
#CB9F59 #59BECB #6659CB
monochromatic
#815F28 #B08137 #CB9F59 #DABA88 #E8D5B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#CB9F59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.64
#CB9F59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9F59
8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9F59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9F59 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.64 | 8.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A053
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAB5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB938F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9f59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 159, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.102 77.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#debb89',
500: '#cb9f59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9f59; $custom-light: #debb89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9f59",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 159,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.842,
"s": 52.294,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72873,
"c": 0.10244,
"h": 77.6
},
"luminance": 0.38214
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9F59
secondary
#A9BBD7
accent
#84DC4C
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF6F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#15110C
muted
#84807D