#CBA255#CBA255

#CBA255 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.107 H 81.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CBA255
RGB	rgb(203, 162, 85)
HSL	hsl(39, 53%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(39, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 20.2%, 58.1%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.89, 6.23, 45.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.89, 45.62, 82.15°)
OKLab	oklab(73.42% 0.0158 0.1059)
OKLCH	oklch(73.42% 0.107 81.5)
XYZ	xyz(39.1906, 39.1954, 14.0938)
Luminance	0.3919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CBA255 #557ECB

analogous

#CB6755 #CBA255 #B9CB55

triadic

#CBA255 #55CBA2 #A255CB

tetradic

#CBA255 #55CB67 #557ECB #CB55B9

square

#CBA255 #55CB67 #557ECB #CB55B9

split-complementary

#CBA255 #55B9CB #6755CB

monochromatic

#7F6027 #AE8435 #CBA255 #D9BC84 #E8D5B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.38

#CBA255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.84

#CBA255 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CBA255

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CBA255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CBA255	1.00	2.38	8.84	8.84
#FFFFFF	2.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B3A24E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BDAC58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DB9690

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cba255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 162, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.107 81.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#debd87',
    500: '#cba255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cba255;
$custom-light: #debd87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cba255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39.153,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73416,
    "c": 0.10703,
    "h": 81.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.39193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CBA255

secondary

#A6B7D6

accent

#7EDD4B

background

#FEFBF8

surface

#FCF6F0

border

#D5D0CB

text

#15120B

muted

#84817C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CBA255

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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