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#CB4E01 — Vivid Orange

#CB4E01 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #CB4E01 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CB4E01 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #017ECB; it also sits naturally between #CB0119 and #CBB301. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB4E01 · RGB 203, 78, 1

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Color values

HEX#CB4E01
RGB203, 78, 1
HSL23°, 99%, 40%
HSV23°, 100%, 80%
CMYK0%, 62%, 100%, 20%
XYZ27.36, 18.15, 2.09
Yxy18.15, 0.5748, 0.3813
CIE-Lab49.67, 47.05, 59.69
Hunter Lab42.60, 43.04, 25.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 31% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 100% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CB4E01 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB4E01 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB4E01

.text { color: #CB4E01; }
.background { background-color: #CB4E01; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB4E01; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 78, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 99%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB4E01; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 78, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB4E01; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 78, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB4E01">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB4E01">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB4E01

#B74701#A74101#933901#843301#702B01#5B2300#4C1D00#381600#291000#140800

Tints of #CB4E01

#E95A01#FE6506#FE7825#FE883E#FE9B5D#FEAD7B#FEBD94#FFD0B3#FFE0CC#FFF2EB

Tones of #CB4E01

#BD520F#AE551E#A0582C#915C3B#835F49#746358

Color harmonies

Complementary — #017ECB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.54:1 AA
Against black text4.63:1 AA

Best text color on #CB4E01: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB4E01

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CB4E01: ·

How #CB4E01 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #959414Deuteranopia · #9CA618Tritanopia · #C52226

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580CTailwind amber 600 · #D97706Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB4E01 rather than the exact color:

Palette 9cc6db
#9CC6DB · #FCF6D9 · #CF4B00 · #DDBA7D
Palette 638c6d
#638C6D · #E7FBB4 · #DF6D2D · #C84C05
Palette C14600
#C14600 · #FF9D23 · #E5D0AC · #FEF9E1
Palette Cd5c08
#CD5C08 · #FFF5E4 · #C1D8C3 · #6A9C89
Palette Cd5c08
#CD5C08 · #F5E8B7 · #C1D8C3 · #6A9C89
Velvet Tempest
#BE4509 · #EC8A18 · #E0BB72 · #F2E1BB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CF4B00#C84C05#C14600#CD5C08#BE4509#C24914#D75910#C83F12#BF3F0E#D53E0F#DC5F00#CD5019

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB4E00  ·  #CB4E02 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB4E01?

#CB4E01 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 203, 78, 1). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB4E01?

#CB4E01 is RGB 203, 78, 1 — HSL 23°, 99%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 100%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB4E01?

Its complement is #017ECB; analogous partners are #CB0119 and #CBB301. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB4E01 for text?

Black text on #CB4E01 has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.54:1.