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#CBB690 Color

#CBB690 is rgb(203, 182, 144) in RGB, hsl(39, 36%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 29%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tan (#D2B48C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBB690
HEX#CBB690
RGBrgb(203, 182, 144)
HSLhsl(39, 36%, 68%)
HSVhsv(39, 29%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 29%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.057 82.3)
LABlab(75.15% 3.52 22.31)
LCHlch(75.15% 22.58 81.03)

What #CBB690 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 #CBB690, 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 orange in the library.

#CBB690 Channel Values

How #CBB690 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 182 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 36% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 29% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 29% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBB690 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBB690 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBB690

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBB690; 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.
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Tints & Shades of #CBB690

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 #CBB690.

How #CBB690 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#CBB690
Protanopia#BABA90
Protanomaly#C1B890
Deuteranopia#BDBD8F
Deuteranomaly#C3BA8F
Tritanopia#CFB2B2
Tritanomaly#CDB3A5
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBB690 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbb690: #CBB690;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBB690;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbb690': '#CBB690' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.714, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_cbb690">#CBB690</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBB690"

More Orange Colors

#CBB690 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBB690 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBB690?

#CBB690 is a light orange — rgb(203, 182, 144) in RGB and hsl(39, 36%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tan (#D2B48C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.15.

What is the RGB value of #CBB690?

#CBB690 is rgb(203, 182, 144) — red 203, green 182, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBB690?

#CBB690 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 29%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBB690 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBB690 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBB690 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBB690 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 4.15, which is very hard to tell apart.

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