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#CB8010 Color

#CB8010 is rgb(203, 128, 16) in RGB, hsl(36, 85%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 92%, 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 4.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB8010
HEX#CB8010
RGBrgb(203, 128, 16)
HSLhsl(36, 85%, 43%)
HSVhsv(36, 92%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 92%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.142 68.1)
LABlab(60.60% 24.55 63.69)
LCHlch(60.60% 68.26 68.92)

What #CB8010 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 #CB8010, 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.

#CB8010 Channel Values

How #CB8010 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 128 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 85% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 92% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 92% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB8010 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB8010 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB8010

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB8010; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CB8010

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 #CB8010.

How #CB8010 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#CB8010
Protanopia#90900B
Protanomaly#AB8A0D
Deuteranopia#9E9E00
Deuteranomaly#B29300
Tritanopia#CF7878
Tritanomaly#CD7C5F
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB8010 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb8010: #CB8010;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB8010;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb8010': '#CB8010' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.502, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_cb8010">#CB8010</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB8010"

More Brown Colors

#CB8010 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB8010 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB8010?

#CB8010 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(203, 128, 16) in RGB and hsl(36, 85%, 43%) 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 4.51.

What is the RGB value of #CB8010?

#CB8010 is rgb(203, 128, 16) — red 203, green 128, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB8010?

#CB8010 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 92%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB8010 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB8010 scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB8010 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB8010 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 11.57, which is visibly different.

Open #CB8010 in a Tool

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