#CBAE63#CBAE63
#CBAE63 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.100 H 88.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBAE63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 174, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 50%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 51%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 51.2%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.14, 0.97, 42.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.14, 42.10, 88.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.03% 0.0021 0.1004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.03% 0.1 88.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0184, 43.8715, 18.0568) |
| Luminance | 0.4387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 0.67
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.23
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.47
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.34
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.87
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBAE63 #6380CB
analogous
#CB7A63 #CBAE63 #B4CB63
triadic
#CBAE63 #63CBAE #AE63CB
tetradic
#CBAE63 #63CB7A #6380CB #CB63B4
square
#CBAE63 #63CB7A #6380CB #CB63B4
split-complementary
#CBAE63 #63B4CB #7A63CB
monochromatic
#876E2D #B5933C #CBAE63 #DAC691 #EADEBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#CBAE63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#CBAE63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBAE63
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBAE63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBAE63 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAC5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B466
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9A39C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbae63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 174, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.100 88.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc691',
500: '#cbae63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbae63; $custom-light: #ddc691; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbae63",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 174,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.269,
"s": 50,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76028,
"c": 0.10041,
"h": 88.8
},
"luminance": 0.43869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBAE63
secondary
#B1BCD9
accent
#75DA4E
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F1
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15120D
muted
#83817E