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#CB4E02 — Vivid Orange

#CB4E02 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 #CB4E02 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.

#CB4E02 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 #027DCA; it also sits naturally between #CA0219 and #CAB302. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB4E02 · RGB 203, 78, 2

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Color values

HEX#CB4E02
RGB203, 78, 2
HSL23°, 98%, 40%
HSV23°, 99%, 80%
CMYK0%, 62%, 99%, 20%
XYZ27.36, 18.15, 2.12
Yxy18.15, 0.5745, 0.3810
CIE-Lab49.68, 47.06, 59.44
Hunter Lab42.60, 43.05, 25.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 31% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 99% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB4E02 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB4E02 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB4E02

.text { color: #CB4E02; }
.background { background-color: #CB4E02; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB4E02; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 78, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB4E02; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 78, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB4E02; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 78, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB4E02">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB4E02">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB4E02

#B64702#A74102#923901#833301#6F2B01#5B2301#4C1E01#381601#281000#140800

Tints of #CB4E02

#E85A02#FD6508#FD7826#FD883F#FD9B5D#FEAE7C#FEBD95#FED0B3#FEE0CD#FFF2EB

Tones of #CB4E02

#BC5210#AD551F#9F592D#915C3B#835F49#746358

Color harmonies

Complementary — #027DCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #CB4E02: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB4E02

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 #CB4E02: ·

How #CB4E02 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 · #9CA619Tritanopia · #C52326

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 #CB4E02 rather than the exact color:

Palette 638c6d
#638C6D · #E7FBB4 · #DF6D2D · #C84C05
Palette 9cc6db
#9CC6DB · #FCF6D9 · #CF4B00 · #DDBA7D
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:

#C84C05#CF4B00#C14600#CD5C08#BE4509#C24914#D75910#C83F12#BF3F0E#D53E0F#CD5019#BE4F16

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB4E01  ·  #CB4E03 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB4E02?

#CB4E02 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 203, 78, 2). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB4E02?

#CB4E02 is RGB 203, 78, 2 — HSL 23°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 99%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB4E02?

Its complement is #027DCA; analogous partners are #CA0219 and #CAB302. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB4E02 for text?

Black text on #CB4E02 has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.54:1.