#CB7E01 Color

#CB7E01 is rgb(203, 126, 1) in RGB, hsl(37, 99%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 100%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB7E01

HEX#CB7E01

RGBrgb(203, 126, 1)

HSLhsl(37, 99%, 40%)

HSVhsv(37, 100%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 100%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(66% 0.145 67.8)

LABlab(60.11% 25.45 65.87)

LCHlch(60.11% 70.62 68.87)

What #CB7E01 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 #CB7E01, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 2.97 Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 8.77 Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 9.7 Fulvous#E48400ΔE 10.05 Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 10.22 Carrot Orange#ED9121ΔE 10.27

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

#CB7E01 Channel Values

How #CB7E01 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 126 · B 1	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 37° · S 99% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 37° · S 100% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 38% · Y 100% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.22:1 vs white · 6.52:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB7E01 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 text3.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CB7E01

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB7E01; 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 #CB7E01

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

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How #CB7E01 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#CB7E01

Protanopia#8F8F00

Protanomaly#AA8900

Deuteranopia#9D9D00

Deuteranomaly#B19200

Tritanopia#CF7676

Tritanomaly#CD795D

Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

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Using #CB7E01 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb7e01: #CB7E01;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB7E01;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb7e01': '#CB7E01' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.494, blue: 0.004)

Android XML<color name="color_cb7e01">#CB7E01</color>

SVG fillfill="#CB7E01"

More Brown Colors

#CB7E01 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

#CB7E01 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB7E01?

#CB7E01 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(203, 126, 1) in RGB and hsl(37, 99%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.97.

What is the RGB value of #CB7E01?

#CB7E01 is rgb(203, 126, 1) — red 203, green 126, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB7E01?

#CB7E01 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 100%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB7E01 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB7E01 scores 3.22:1 against white and 6.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB7E01 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB7E01 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.81, which is visibly different.

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