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#CB610B Color

#CB610B is rgb(203, 97, 11) in RGB, hsl(27, 90%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 95%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alloy Orange (#C46210), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB610B
HEX#CB610B
RGBrgb(203, 97, 11)
HSLhsl(27, 90%, 42%)
HSVhsv(27, 95%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 95%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.157 50.3)
LABlab(53.90% 40.11 60.48)
LCHlch(53.90% 72.57 56.45)

What #CB610B 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 #CB610B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CB610B Channel Values

How #CB610B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 203 · G 97 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 90% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 95% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 95% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4:1 vs white · 5.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB610B 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 text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB610B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB610B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB610B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CB610B

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 #CB610B.

How #CB610B 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#CB610B
Protanopia#7C7C04
Protanomaly#A27207
Deuteranopia#909000
Deuteranomaly#AB8000
Tritanopia#CD5B5B
Tritanomaly#CC5E48
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB610B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb610b: #CB610B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB610B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb610b': '#CB610B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.380, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_cb610b">#CB610B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB610B"

More Brown Colors

#CB610B sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB610B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB610B?

#CB610B is a mid-tone brown — rgb(203, 97, 11) in RGB and hsl(27, 90%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alloy Orange (#C46210), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.07.

What is the RGB value of #CB610B?

#CB610B is rgb(203, 97, 11) — red 203, green 97, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB610B?

#CB610B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 95%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB610B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB610B scores 4:1 against white and 5.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB610B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB610B 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 4.1, which is very hard to tell apart.

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