HEX atlas value

#CB650B

#CB650B is a warm orange HEX color close to Burnt Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 101, 11, HSL 28, 90%, 42%, has luminance 0.2203, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#CB650B Sample readable text

HEX #CB650B

RGB rgb(203, 101, 11)

HSL hsl(28 90% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 50, 95, 20)

Luminance 0.2203

Contrast Black 5.41:1White 3.88:1

CSS

--color-cb650b: #CB650B;
.background-cb650b { background-color: #CB650B; }
.text-cb650b { color: #CB650B; }

Luminance0.2203

Black text5.41:1AA Pass

White text3.88:1AA 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":"#CB650B","rgb":[203,101,11],"hsl":[28,90,42],"cmyk":[0,50,95,20],"luminance":0.2203,"contrast":{"black":5.41,"white":3.88}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.41,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CBC50B","hex":"#CBC50B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.53,"contrastWhite":1.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F5933D","hex":"#F5933D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.12,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#743A06","hex":"#743A06","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.23,"contrastWhite":3.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.02,"contrastWhite":3.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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/cb650b.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":"#0B72CB","analogous":["#CB0B11","#CBC50B"],"triadic":["#0BCB65","#650BCB"],"tetradic":["#11CB0B","#0B72CB","#C50BCB"],"splitComplementary":["#0BCBC5","#0B11CB"],"monochromatic":["#F5933D","#CB650B","#743A06"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5933D","dark":"#743A06","saturated":"#D66400","desaturated":"#B46622","pastel":"#EAA76C","neon":"#FF7700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":19.44222209522358},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":29.223278392404914},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":37.70941526992961}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CB650B

#CB650B is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #CB650B is visually closest to Burnt Orange, a named orange color with HEX #CC5500.

The RGB channels are 203, 101, and 11, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg 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 0.2203, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.44, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.41:1AA Pass

White text3.88:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CB650B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.41:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.88:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CBC50B#000000 text · best 11.53:1#CBC50B

#F5933D#000000 text · best 9.12:1#F5933D

#743A06#FFFFFF text · best 8.94:1#743A06

Ochre#000000 text · best 6.23:1#CC7722

Fire Opal#000000 text · best 6.02:1#E95C20

Generated Palette

#CB650B#CB650B

#0B72CB#0B72CB

#CB0B11#CB0B11

#CBC50B#CBC50B

#F5933D#F5933D

#743A06#743A06

Color Harmonies

#0B72CB#0B72CB

#CB0B11#CB0B11

#CBC50B#CBC50B

#0BCB65#0BCB65

#650BCB#650BCB

Variants

#F5933D#F5933D

#743A06#743A06

#D66400#D66400

#B46622#B46622

#EAA76C#EAA76C

#FF7700#FF7700

Nearest Named Colors

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Ochre#CC7722

Fire Opal#E95C20

#CB650B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CB650B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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