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#CB920B Color

#CB920B is rgb(203, 146, 11) in RGB, hsl(42, 90%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 95%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caramel (#C68E17), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB920B
HEX#CB920B
RGBrgb(203, 146, 11)
HSLhsl(42, 90%, 42%)
HSVhsv(42, 95%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 95%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.142 80.3)
LABlab(64.89% 15.17 67.40)
LCHlch(64.89% 69.09 77.31)

What #CB920B 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 #CB920B, 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 yellow in the library.

#CB920B Channel Values

How #CB920B 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 146 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 42° · S 90% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 42° · S 95% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 95% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB920B 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 text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CB920B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CB920B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB920B; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CB920B

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 #CB920B.

How #CB920B 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#CB920B
Protanopia#9E9E06
Protanomaly#B29908
Deuteranopia#A8A800
Deuteranomaly#B79F00
Tritanopia#D08989
Tritanomaly#CE8D6D
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB920B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cb920b: #CB920B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB920B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb920b': '#CB920B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.573, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_cb920b">#CB920B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB920B"

More Yellow Colors

#CB920B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB920B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB920B?

#CB920B is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(203, 146, 11) in RGB and hsl(42, 90%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caramel (#C68E17), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.98.

What is the RGB value of #CB920B?

#CB920B is rgb(203, 146, 11) — red 203, green 146, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB920B?

#CB920B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 95%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB920B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB920B scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB920B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB920B 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 7.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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