#CB5215 Color

#CB5215 is rgb(203, 82, 21) in RGB, hsl(20, 81%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 90%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB5215

HEX#CB5215

RGBrgb(203, 82, 21)

HSLhsl(20, 81%, 44%)

HSVhsv(20, 90%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 90%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(59% 0.168 42.3)

LABlab(51.13% 47.16 56.12)

LCHlch(51.13% 73.31 49.96)

What #CB5215 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CB5215, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Burnt Orange#CC5500ΔE 5.82 Vivid Red-tangelo#DF6124ΔE 6.14 Mahogany#C04000ΔE 6.32 Tenné (Tawny)#CD5700ΔE 6.36 Rust#B7410EΔE 7.46 Sinopia#CB410BΔE 7.56

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#CB5215 Channel Values

How #CB5215 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 203 · G 82 · B 21	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 20° · S 81% · L 44%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 20° · S 90% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 60% · Y 90% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.41:1 vs white · 4.76:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB5215 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB5215 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB5215

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB5215; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CB5215

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB5215.

How #CB5215 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CB5215

Protanopia#737310

Protanomaly#9E6712

Deuteranopia#8A8A00

Deuteranomaly#A87700

Tritanopia#CC4D4D

Tritanomaly#CC4F3E

Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB5215 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cb5215: #CB5215;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB5215;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb5215': '#CB5215' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.322, blue: 0.082)

Android XML<color name="color_cb5215">#CB5215</color>

SVG fillfill="#CB5215"

More Brown Colors

#CB5215 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000 cc3300

#CB5215 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB5215?

#CB5215 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(203, 82, 21) in RGB and hsl(20, 81%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.82.

What is the RGB value of #CB5215?

#CB5215 is rgb(203, 82, 21) — red 203, green 82, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB5215?

#CB5215 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 90%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB5215 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB5215 scores 4.41:1 against white and 4.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB5215 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB5215 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 9.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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