HEX atlas value

#CB7B0B

#CB7B0B is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 123, 11, HSL 35, 90%, 42%, has luminance 0.2689, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#CB7B0B Sample readable text

HEX #CB7B0B

RGB rgb(203, 123, 11)

HSL hsl(35 90% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 39, 95, 20)

Luminance 0.2689

Contrast Black 6.38:1White 3.29:1

CSS

--color-cb7b0b: #CB7B0B;
.background-cb7b0b { background-color: #CB7B0B; }
.text-cb7b0b { color: #CB7B0B; }

Luminance0.2689

Black text6.38:1AA Pass

White text3.29:1AA 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":"#CB7B0B","rgb":[203,123,11],"hsl":[35,90,42],"cmyk":[0,39,95,20],"luminance":0.2689,"contrast":{"black":6.38,"white":3.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BBCB0B","hex":"#BBCB0B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.66,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F5A83D","hex":"#F5A83D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.55,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#744606","hex":"#744606","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.62,"contrastWhite":8.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#D67D00","hex":"#D67D00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.68,"contrastWhite":3.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cb7b0b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0B5BCB","analogous":["#CB1B0B","#BBCB0B"],"triadic":["#0BCB7B","#7B0BCB"],"tetradic":["#0BCB1B","#0B5BCB","#CB0BBB"],"splitComplementary":["#0BBBCB","#1B0BCB"],"monochromatic":["#F5A83D","#CB7B0B","#744606"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5A83D","dark":"#744606","saturated":"#D67D00","desaturated":"#B47722","pastel":"#EAB56C","neon":"#FF9500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":21.95449840010015},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":23.366642891095847},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":27.09243436828813},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":27.09243436828813},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":39.25557285278104}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CB7B0B

#CB7B0B is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #CB7B0B is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 203, 123, and 11, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg 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 0.2689, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.38:1AA Pass

White text3.29:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CB7B0B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.38:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BBCB0B#000000 text · best 11.66:1#BBCB0B

#F5A83D#000000 text · best 10.55:1#F5A83D

#744606#FFFFFF text · best 8.01:1#744606

#D67D00#000000 text · best 6.79:1#D67D00

Bronze#000000 text · best 6.68:1#CD7F32

Generated Palette

#CB7B0B#CB7B0B

#0B5BCB#0B5BCB

#CB1B0B#CB1B0B

#BBCB0B#BBCB0B

#F5A83D#F5A83D

#744606#744606

Color Harmonies

#0B5BCB#0B5BCB

#CB1B0B#CB1B0B

#BBCB0B#BBCB0B

#0BCB7B#0BCB7B

#7B0BCB#7B0BCB

Variants

#F5A83D#F5A83D

#744606#744606

#D67D00#D67D00

#B47722#B47722

#EAB56C#EAB56C

#FF9500#FF9500

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Ochre#CC7722

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Bronze#CD7F32

#CB7B0B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CB7B0B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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