What color is #CB9E34?

#CB9E34 is a moderate orange known as Local Curry. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Local Curry?

The RGB value is 203, 158, 52: 203 red, 158 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Local Curry?

The complementary color is #3461CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB9E34?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Local Curry color: hex code #CB9E34

#CB9E34 rgb(203, 158, 52)

Shades of yellow

Local Curry has the hex code #CB9E34. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 62% green and 20.4% blue (203, 158, 52).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 59% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 74% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

Local Curry (#CB9E34) color codes

HEX	`#CB9E34`
RGB	`rgb(203, 158, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 62%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 59%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 74%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 74%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.58, 6.4, 58.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.58, 58.99, 83.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.478, 37.401, 8.493)`
Decimal	`13344308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Local Curry, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CB9E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB9E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CB9E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb9e34; }
.text { color: #cb9e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb9e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 158 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb9e34, #accb34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Goldenrod.

See #CB9E34 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CB9E34?: #CB9E34 is a moderate orange known as Local Curry. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Local Curry?: The RGB value is 203, 158, 52: 203 red, 158 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Local Curry?: The complementary color is #3461CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB9E34?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.