HEX atlas value

#CB450B

#CB450B is a warm orange HEX color close to Mahogany. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 69, 11, HSL 18, 90%, 42%, has luminance 0.1698, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#CB450B Sample readable text

HEX #CB450B

RGB rgb(203, 69, 11)

HSL hsl(18 90% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 66, 95, 20)

Luminance 0.1698

Contrast Black 4.4:1White 4.78:1

CSS

--color-cb450b: #CB450B;
.background-cb450b { background-color: #CB450B; }
.text-cb450b { color: #CB450B; }

Luminance0.1698

Black text4.4:1AA Fail

White text4.78:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CB450B","rgb":[203,69,11],"hsl":[18,90,42],"cmyk":[0,66,95,20],"luminance":0.1698,"contrast":{"black":4.4,"white":4.78}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.78,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#742706","hex":"#742706","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.04,"contrastWhite":10.31,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#CBA50B","hex":"#CBA50B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.93,"contrastWhite":2.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F5743D","hex":"#F5743D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.45,"contrastWhite":2.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#0B92CB","hex":"#0B92CB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.99,"contrastWhite":3.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#CB0B31","hex":"#CB0B31","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.63,"contrastWhite":5.78,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Mahogany adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cb450b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mahogany.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0B92CB","analogous":["#CB0B31","#CBA50B"],"triadic":["#0BCB45","#450BCB"],"tetradic":["#31CB0B","#0B92CB","#A50BCB"],"splitComplementary":["#0BCBA5","#0B31CB"],"monochromatic":["#F5743D","#CB450B","#742706"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5743D","dark":"#742706","saturated":"#D64000","desaturated":"#B44E22","pastel":"#EA926C","neon":"#FF4D00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":16.34013463836819},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":19.44222209522358},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":20.615528128088304},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":41.30375285612676},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":41.30375285612676}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CB450B

#CB450B is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #CB450B is visually closest to Mahogany, a named orange color with HEX #C04000.

The RGB channels are 203, 69, and 11, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 18deg with 90% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1698, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.4:1AA Fail

White text4.78:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CB450B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.4:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.78:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#742706#FFFFFF text · best 10.31:1#742706

#CBA50B#000000 text · best 8.93:1#CBA50B

#F5743D#000000 text · best 7.45:1#F5743D

#0B92CB#000000 text · best 5.99:1#0B92CB

#CB0B31#FFFFFF text · best 5.78:1#CB0B31

Generated Palette

#CB450B#CB450B

#0B92CB#0B92CB

#CB0B31#CB0B31

#CBA50B#CBA50B

#F5743D#F5743D

#742706#742706

Color Harmonies

#0B92CB#0B92CB

#CB0B31#CB0B31

#CBA50B#CBA50B

#0BCB45#0BCB45

#450BCB#450BCB

Variants

#F5743D#F5743D

#742706#742706

#D64000#D64000

#B44E22#B44E22

#EA926C#EA926C

#FF4D00#FF4D00

Nearest Named Colors

Mahogany#C04000

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Rust#B7410E

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

#CB450B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CB450B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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