#CBAE89#CBAE89
#CBAE89 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.060 H 73.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBAE89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 174, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 39%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 33%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 32.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.74, 5.09, 22.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.74, 23.46, 77.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.7% 0.0172 0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.7% 0.06 73.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2808, 44.7765, 29.9723) |
| Luminance | 0.4477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 1.83
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.36
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.65
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.92
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.25
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBAE89 #89A6CB
analogous
#CB8D89 #CBAE89 #C7CB89
triadic
#CBAE89 #89CBAE #AE89CB
tetradic
#CBAE89 #89CB8D #89A6CB #CB89C7
square
#CBAE89 #89CB8D #89A6CB #CB89C7
split-complementary
#CBAE89 #89C7CB #8D89CB
monochromatic
#977243 #B8915F #CBAE89 #DECBB3 #F0E8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#CBAE89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#CBAE89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBAE89
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBAE89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBAE89 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9AF87
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B58A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6A7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbae89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 174, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.060 73.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc6ab',
500: '#cbae89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbae89; $custom-light: #dcc6ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbae89",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 174,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.636,
"s": 38.824,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76698,
"c": 0.06033,
"h": 73.5
},
"luminance": 0.44775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBAE89
secondary
#CDD7E3
accent
#6BB234
background
#FDFCFA
surface
#FBF8F4
border
#D4D1CE
text
#151310
muted
#83827F