#CBAC59#CBAC59
#CBAC59 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.109 H 89.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBAC59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 172, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 52%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 56.2%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.50, 1.19, 46.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.50, 46.31, 88.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.49% 0.0015 0.1087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.49% 0.109 89.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1861, 42.9250, 15.5652) |
| Luminance | 0.4292 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.09
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.94
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.48
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.07
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.73
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBAC59 #5978CB
analogous
#CB7359 #CBAC59 #B1CB59
triadic
#CBAC59 #59CBAC #AC59CB
tetradic
#CBAC59 #59CB73 #5978CB #CB59B1
square
#CBAC59 #59CB73 #5978CB #CB59B1
split-complementary
#CBAC59 #59B1CB #7359CB
monochromatic
#816928 #B08F37 #CBAC59 #DAC388 #E8DBB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#CBAC59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#CBAC59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBAC59
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBAC59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBAC59 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAA51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B35C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DAA099
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbac59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 172, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.109 89.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc48a',
500: '#cbac59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbac59; $custom-light: #ddc48a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbac59",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 172,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.684,
"s": 52.294,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75486,
"c": 0.10868,
"h": 89.2
},
"luminance": 0.42923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBAC59
secondary
#A9B5D7
accent
#73DC4C
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D