#CBAD69#CBAD69
#CBAD69 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.094 H 86.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBAD69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 173, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 49%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 48%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 48.3%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.96, 2.06, 38.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.96, 38.87, 86.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.91% 0.0059 0.0935) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.91% 0.094 86.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1235, 43.6056, 19.5598) |
| Luminance | 0.4360 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 1.49
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.65
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.00
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 2.09
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.05
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBAD69 #6987CB
analogous
#CB7C69 #CBAD69 #B8CB69
triadic
#CBAD69 #69CBAD #AD69CB
tetradic
#CBAD69 #69CB7C #6987CB #CB69B8
square
#CBAD69 #69CB7C #6987CB #CB69B8
split-complementary
#CBAD69 #69B8CB #7C69CB
monochromatic
#8A6E30 #B79340 #CBAD69 #DBC696 #EBDFC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#CBAD69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#CBAD69 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBAD69
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBAD69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBAD69 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAC64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B46B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9A29C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbad69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 173, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.094 86.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc595',
500: '#cbad69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbad69; $custom-light: #ddc595; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbad69",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 173,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.633,
"s": 48.515,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75913,
"c": 0.09372,
"h": 86.4
},
"luminance": 0.43604
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBAD69
secondary
#B5C1DB
accent
#56BC2A
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15120D
muted
#83817E