HEX atlas value

#CB780B

#CB780B is a warm orange HEX color close to Ochre. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 120, 11, HSL 34, 90%, 42%, has luminance 0.2615, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#CB780B Sample readable text

HEX #CB780B

RGB rgb(203, 120, 11)

HSL hsl(34 90% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 41, 95, 20)

Luminance 0.2615

Contrast Black 6.23:1White 3.37:1

CSS

--color-cb780b: #CB780B;
.background-cb780b { background-color: #CB780B; }
.text-cb780b { color: #CB780B; }

Luminance0.2615

Black text6.23:1AA Pass

White text3.37:1AA 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":"#CB780B","rgb":[203,120,11],"hsl":[34,90,42],"cmyk":[0,41,95,20],"luminance":0.2615,"contrast":{"black":6.23,"white":3.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.23,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BFCB0B","hex":"#BFCB0B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.76,"contrastWhite":1.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F5A53D","hex":"#F5A53D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#744506","hex":"#744506","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.6,"contrastWhite":8.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#D67900","hex":"#D67900","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.59,"contrastWhite":3.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.45,"contrastWhite":3.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Ochre adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cb780b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0B5ECB","analogous":["#CB180B","#BFCB0B"],"triadic":["#0BCB78","#780BCB"],"tetradic":["#0BCB18","#0B5ECB","#CB0BBF"],"splitComplementary":["#0BBFCB","#180BCB"],"monochromatic":["#F5A53D","#CB780B","#744506"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5A53D","dark":"#744506","saturated":"#D67900","desaturated":"#B47522","pastel":"#EAB36C","neon":"#FF9100"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":23.043437243605826},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":23.600847442411894},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":25.199206336708304},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":25.199206336708304},{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":36.701498607005135}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CB780B

#CB780B is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #CB780B is visually closest to Ochre, a named orange color with HEX #CC7722.

The RGB channels are 203, 120, and 11, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 34deg 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 0.2615, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.23:1AA Pass

White text3.37:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CB780B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.23:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BFCB0B#000000 text · best 11.76:1#BFCB0B

#F5A53D#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F5A53D

#744506#FFFFFF text · best 8.09:1#744506

#D67900#000000 text · best 6.59:1#D67900

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

Generated Palette

#CB780B#CB780B

#0B5ECB#0B5ECB

#CB180B#CB180B

#BFCB0B#BFCB0B

#F5A53D#F5A53D

#744506#744506

Color Harmonies

#0B5ECB#0B5ECB

#CB180B#CB180B

#BFCB0B#BFCB0B

#0BCB78#0BCB78

#780BCB#780BCB

Variants

#F5A53D#F5A53D

#744506#744506

#D67900#D67900

#B47522#B47522

#EAB36C#EAB36C

#FF9100#FF9100

Nearest Named Colors

Ochre#CC7722

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Burnt Orange#CC5500

#CB780B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CB780B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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