HEX atlas value

#CB5E0B

#CB5E0B is a warm orange HEX color close to Burnt Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 94, 11, HSL 26, 90%, 42%, has luminance 0.2073, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#CB5E0B Sample readable text

HEX #CB5E0B

RGB rgb(203, 94, 11)

HSL hsl(26 90% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 54, 95, 20)

Luminance 0.2073

Contrast Black 5.15:1White 4.08:1

CSS

--color-cb5e0b: #CB5E0B;
.background-cb5e0b { background-color: #CB5E0B; }
.text-cb5e0b { color: #CB5E0B; }

Luminance0.2073

Black text5.15:1AA Pass

White text4.08:1AA Fail

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":"#CB5E0B","rgb":[203,94,11],"hsl":[26,90,42],"cmyk":[0,54,95,20],"luminance":0.2073,"contrast":{"black":5.15,"white":4.08}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.08,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CBBF0B","hex":"#CBBF0B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#743606","hex":"#743606","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.27,"contrastWhite":9.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#F58D3D","hex":"#F58D3D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.76,"contrastWhite":2.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.23,"contrastWhite":3.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#CB0B18","hex":"#CB0B18","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.6,"contrastWhite":5.83,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Burnt Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cb5e0b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnamon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0B78CB","analogous":["#CB0B18","#CBBF0B"],"triadic":["#0BCB5E","#5E0BCB"],"tetradic":["#18CB0B","#0B78CB","#BF0BCB"],"splitComplementary":["#0BCBBF","#0B18CB"],"monochromatic":["#F58D3D","#CB5E0B","#743606"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F58D3D","dark":"#743606","saturated":"#D65D00","desaturated":"#B46122","pastel":"#EAA26C","neon":"#FF6E00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":14.247806848775006},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":23.043437243605826},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":23.043437243605826},{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":33.793490497431605},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":33.98529093593286}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CB5E0B

#CB5E0B is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #CB5E0B is visually closest to Burnt Orange, a named orange color with HEX #CC5500.

The RGB channels are 203, 94, and 11, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg 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 0.2073, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.15:1AA Pass

White text4.08:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CB5E0B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.15:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.08:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CBBF0B#000000 text · best 11:1#CBBF0B

#743606#FFFFFF text · best 9.24:1#743606

#F58D3D#000000 text · best 8.76:1#F58D3D

Ochre#000000 text · best 6.23:1#CC7722

#CB0B18#FFFFFF text · best 5.83:1#CB0B18

Generated Palette

#CB5E0B#CB5E0B

#0B78CB#0B78CB

#CB0B18#CB0B18

#CBBF0B#CBBF0B

#F58D3D#F58D3D

#743606#743606

Color Harmonies

#0B78CB#0B78CB

#CB0B18#CB0B18

#CBBF0B#CBBF0B

#0BCB5E#0BCB5E

#5E0BCB#5E0BCB

Variants

#F58D3D#F58D3D

#743606#743606

#D65D00#D65D00

#B46122#B46122

#EAA26C#EAA26C

#FF6E00#FF6E00

Nearest Named Colors

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Mahogany#C04000

Ochre#CC7722

#CB5E0B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CB5E0B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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