#CE9B3B#CE9B3B
#CE9B3B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.126 H 79.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE9B3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 155, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 60%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 71%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.8%, 71.4%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.19, 9.66, 55.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.19, 56.32, 80.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.07% 0.0222 0.1239) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.07% 0.126 79.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9668, 36.8831, 9.2563) |
| Luminance | 0.3688 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.56
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.84
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.16
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.32
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.34
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE9B3B #3B6ECE
analogous
#CE523B #CE9B3B #B7CE3B
triadic
#CE9B3B #3BCE9B #9B3BCE
tetradic
#CE9B3B #3BCE52 #3B6ECE #CE3BB7
square
#CE9B3B #3BCE52 #3B6ECE #CE3BB7
split-complementary
#CE9B3B #3BB7CE #523BCE
monochromatic
#72541D #A37929 #CE9B3B #DAB46C #E6CD9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#CE9B3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.38
#CE9B3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CE9B3B
8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE9B3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE9B3B | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.38 | 8.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9C2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBA93F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E08C87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce9b3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 155, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.126 79.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1b876',
500: '#ce9b3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce9b3b; $custom-light: #e1b876; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce9b3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 155,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.184,
"s": 60,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72071,
"c": 0.12587,
"h": 79.9
},
"luminance": 0.3688
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE9B3B
secondary
#92A9D3
accent
#7CE345
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161109
muted
#84807B