Information about #CB871A color

#CB871A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CB871A falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(203, 135, 26) — 79.6% red, 52.9% green, 10.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 27 / 69 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CB871A is a vivid, lively warm orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cinnamon (#C58917). Slightly further away sit Desert Yellow (#CA8D16) and Gold Brown (#CB7E1F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(203, 135, 26)), which gives #CB871A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CB871A: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. No one has named #CB871A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CB871A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CB871A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CB871A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Gold Brown color link
Gold Brown

#CB7E1F

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Cool Copper color link
Cool Copper

#D98719

Ochre color link
Ochre

#CC7722

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Gold Ochre color link
Gold Ochre

#C77826

Geebung color link
Geebung

#C5832E

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CB871A
  • RGB203, 135, 26
  • CMYK0, 27, 69, 20
  • CSSrgb(203, 135, 26)
  • HSL37°, 77%, 45%
  • HSL Precise36.949°, 77.293%, 44.902%
  • HSV37°, 87%, 80%
  • HSB37°, 87%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.796, 0.529, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.796, 0.529, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.796, 0.529, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCB871A
  • DECIMAL ID13338394
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01