#CBAE5D#CBAE5D
#CBAE5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.106 H 90.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBAE5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 174, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 51%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 54%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 54.2%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.07, 0.45, 45.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.07, 45.00, 89.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.95% -0.0001 0.1063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.95% 0.106 90.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7421, 43.7610, 16.6018) |
| Luminance | 0.4376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.04
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.08
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.15
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.39
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.46
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBAE5D #5D7ACB
analogous
#CB775D #CBAE5D #B1CB5D
triadic
#CBAE5D #5DCBAE #AE5DCB
tetradic
#CBAE5D #5DCB77 #5D7ACB #CB5DB1
square
#CBAE5D #5DCB77 #5D7ACB #CB5DB1
split-complementary
#CBAE5D #5DB1CB #775DCB
monochromatic
#836C2A #B29239 #CBAE5D #DAC58B #E9DCBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#CBAE5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#CBAE5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBAE5D
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBAE5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBAE5D | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.75 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAC56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B460
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DAA29B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbae5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 174, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.106 90.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc58d',
500: '#cbae5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbae5d; $custom-light: #ddc58d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbae5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 174,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.182,
"s": 51.402,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75946,
"c": 0.10625,
"h": 90.1
},
"luminance": 0.43759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBAE5D
secondary
#ACB8D8
accent
#72DB4D
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D