HEX atlas value

#CB980B

#CB980B is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 152, 11, HSL 44, 90%, 42%, has luminance 0.3518, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#CB980B Sample readable text

HEX #CB980B

RGB rgb(203, 152, 11)

HSL hsl(44 90% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 95, 20)

Luminance 0.3518

Contrast Black 8.04:1White 2.61:1

CSS

--color-cb980b: #CB980B;
.background-cb980b { background-color: #CB980B; }
.text-cb980b { color: #CB980B; }

Luminance0.3518

Black text8.04:1AA Pass

White text2.61:1AA 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":"#CB980B","rgb":[203,152,11],"hsl":[44,90,42],"cmyk":[0,25,95,20],"luminance":0.3518,"contrast":{"black":8.04,"white":2.61}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.04,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.61,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5C43D","hex":"#F5C43D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.85,"contrastWhite":1.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9FCB0B","hex":"#9FCB0B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.02,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.18,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/cb980b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0B3ECB","analogous":["#CB380B","#9FCB0B"],"triadic":["#0BCB98","#980BCB"],"tetradic":["#0BCB38","#0B3ECB","#CB0B9F"],"splitComplementary":["#0B9FCB","#380BCB"],"monochromatic":["#F5C43D","#CB980B","#745706"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5C43D","dark":"#745706","saturated":"#D69D00","desaturated":"#B48D22","pastel":"#EAC86C","neon":"#FFBB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":26.1725046566048},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":28.89636655359978},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":32.01562118716424},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":39.30648801406709},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":40.23679907746142}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CB980B

#CB980B is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #CB980B is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 203, 152, and 11, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg 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 0.3518, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.04:1AA Pass

White text2.61:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CB980B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.04:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5C43D#000000 text · best 12.85:1#F5C43D

#9FCB0B#000000 text · best 11.02:1#9FCB0B

Mustard Yellow#000000 text · best 10.18:1#E1AD01

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

#CB980B#CB980B

#0B3ECB#0B3ECB

#CB380B#CB380B

#9FCB0B#9FCB0B

#F5C43D#F5C43D

#745706#745706

Color Harmonies

#0B3ECB#0B3ECB

#CB380B#CB380B

#9FCB0B#9FCB0B

#0BCB98#0BCB98

#980BCB#980BCB

Variants

#F5C43D#F5C43D

#745706#745706

#D69D00#D69D00

#B48D22#B48D22

#EAC86C#EAC86C

#FFBB00#FFBB00

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Goldenrod#DAA520

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Marigold#EAA221

Ochre#CC7722

#CB980B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CB980B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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