#CBAE5B#CBAE5B
#CBAE5B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.108 H 90.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBAE5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 174, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 52%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 55.2%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.05, 0.29, 45.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.05, 45.95, 89.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.92% -0.0008 0.1081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.92% 0.108 90.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6547, 43.7260, 16.1414) |
| Luminance | 0.4372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.33
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.32
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.45
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.68
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.72
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBAE5B #5B78CB
analogous
#CB765B #CBAE5B #B0CB5B
triadic
#CBAE5B #5BCBAE #AE5BCB
tetradic
#CBAE5B #5BCB76 #5B78CB #CB5BB0
square
#CBAE5B #5BCB76 #5B78CB #CB5BB0
split-complementary
#CBAE5B #5BB0CB #765BCB
monochromatic
#826B29 #B19138 #CBAE5B #DAC589 #E8DCB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#CBAE5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.74
#CBAE5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBAE5B
9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBAE5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBAE5B | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.74 | 9.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAC53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B45E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DAA29B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbae5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 174, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.108 90.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc58b',
500: '#cbae5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbae5b; $custom-light: #ddc58b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbae5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 174,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.464,
"s": 51.852,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7592,
"c": 0.10814,
"h": 90.4
},
"luminance": 0.43724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBAE5B
secondary
#AAB6D7
accent
#71DB4C
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D