Information about #CB9852 color

#CB9852 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CB9852 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(203, 152, 82) — 79.6% red, 59.6% green, 32.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 47 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CB9852 reads as a pleasantly vivid orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Aztec Gold (#C39953). Slightly further away sit Rustic Bronze (#CC9054) and Amber Gold (#C19552).

In RGB terms — rgb(203, 152, 82) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. #CB9852 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CB9852 color variations

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

#CB9852 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 #CB9852

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

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Amber Gold color link
Amber Gold

#C19552

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Pastel Ochre color link
Pastel Ochre

#D69759

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

Whiskey Sour color link
Whiskey Sour

#D4915D

Warm Wood color link
Warm Wood

#CE8D5D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CB9852
  • RGB203, 152, 82
  • CMYK0, 20, 47, 20
  • CSSrgb(203, 152, 82)
  • HSL35°, 54%, 56%
  • HSL Precise34.711°, 53.778%, 55.882%
  • HSV35°, 60%, 80%
  • HSB35°, 60%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • GLSLvec3(0.796, 0.596, 0.322)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.796, 0.596, 0.322, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.796, 0.596, 0.322)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCB9852
  • DECIMAL ID13342802
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01