HEX atlas value

#CB6E0B

#CB6E0B is a warm orange HEX color close to Chocolate. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 110, 11, HSL 31, 90%, 42%, has luminance 0.2387, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#CB6E0B Sample readable text

HEX #CB6E0B

RGB rgb(203, 110, 11)

HSL hsl(31 90% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 46, 95, 20)

Luminance 0.2387

Contrast Black 5.77:1White 3.64:1

CSS

--color-cb6e0b: #CB6E0B;
.background-cb6e0b { background-color: #CB6E0B; }
.text-cb6e0b { color: #CB6E0B; }

Luminance0.2387

Black text5.77:1AA Pass

White text3.64:1AA 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":"#CB6E0B","rgb":[203,110,11],"hsl":[31,90,42],"cmyk":[0,46,95,20],"luminance":0.2387,"contrast":{"black":5.77,"white":3.64}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.77,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C8CB0B","hex":"#C8CB0B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F59C3D","hex":"#F59C3D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.71,"contrastWhite":2.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#743F06","hex":"#743F06","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.46,"contrastWhite":8.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.45,"contrastWhite":3.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.23,"contrastWhite":3.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Chocolate adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cb6e0b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnamon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0B68CB","analogous":["#CB0E0B","#C8CB0B"],"triadic":["#0BCB6E","#6E0BCB"],"tetradic":["#0BCB0E","#0B68CB","#CB0BC8"],"splitComplementary":["#0BC8CB","#0E0BCB"],"monochromatic":["#F59C3D","#CB6E0B","#743F06"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F59C3D","dark":"#743F06","saturated":"#D66F00","desaturated":"#B46E22","pastel":"#EAAD6C","neon":"#FF8400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":20.85665361461421},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":20.85665361461421},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":24.71841418861655},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":27.331300737432898},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":30.610455730027933}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CB6E0B

#CB6E0B is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #CB6E0B is visually closest to Chocolate, a named orange color with HEX #D2691E.

The RGB channels are 203, 110, and 11, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 31deg 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 0.2387, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.86, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.77:1AA Pass

White text3.64:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CB6E0B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.77:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.64:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C8CB0B#000000 text · best 12:1#C8CB0B

#F59C3D#000000 text · best 9.71:1#F59C3D

#743F06#FFFFFF text · best 8.55:1#743F06

Dark Goldenrod#000000 text · best 6.45:1#B8860B

Ochre#000000 text · best 6.23:1#CC7722

Generated Palette

#CB6E0B#CB6E0B

#0B68CB#0B68CB

#CB0E0B#CB0E0B

#C8CB0B#C8CB0B

#F59C3D#F59C3D

#743F06#743F06

Color Harmonies

#0B68CB#0B68CB

#CB0E0B#CB0E0B

#C8CB0B#C8CB0B

#0BCB6E#0BCB6E

#6E0BCB#6E0BCB

Variants

#F59C3D#F59C3D

#743F06#743F06

#D66F00#D66F00

#B46E22#B46E22

#EAAD6C#EAAD6C

#FF8400#FF8400

Nearest Named Colors

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Ochre#CC7722

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

#CB6E0B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CB6E0B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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