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#CB6901 — Vivid Orange

#CB6901 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 #CB6901 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.

#CB6901 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 #0163CB; it also sits naturally between #CB0401 and #C8CB01. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB6901 · RGB 203, 105, 1

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Color values

HEX#CB6901
RGB203, 105, 1
HSL31°, 99%, 40%
HSV31°, 100%, 80%
CMYK0%, 48%, 100%, 20%
XYZ29.69, 22.80, 2.87
Yxy22.80, 0.5363, 0.4119
CIE-Lab54.87, 33.78, 62.70
Hunter Lab47.75, 30.43, 28.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 41% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 100% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB6901 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB6901 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB6901

.text { color: #CB6901; }
.background { background-color: #CB6901; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB6901; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 105, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 99%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB6901; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 105, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB6901; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 105, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB6901">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB6901">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB6901

#B75F01#A75701#934C01#844401#703A01#5B2F00#4C2800#381D00#291500#140B00

Tints of #CB6901

#E97901#FE8606#FE9525#FEA13E#FEB05D#FEBF7B#FECB94#FFDAB3#FFE6CC#FFF5EB

Tones of #CB6901

#BD690F#AE681E#A0682C#91673B#836749#746658

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0163CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.78:1 AA large only
Against black text5.56:1 AA

Best text color on #CB6901: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB6901

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 #CB6901: ·

How #CB6901 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A1A01ADeuteranopia · #A6AE20Tritanopia · #C62E32

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 amber 600 · #D97706Tailwind yellow 600 · #CA8A04Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB6901 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby
#F9E6A8 · #F2A900 · #CC6F00 · #4D2A00
Palette Cd5c08
#CD5C08 · #FFF5E4 · #C1D8C3 · #6A9C89
Palette Cd5c08
#CD5C08 · #F5E8B7 · #C1D8C3 · #6A9C89
Palette 000000
#000000 · #CF0A0A · #DC5F00 · #EEEEEE
Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #686D76 · #373A40 · #DC5F00
Crystal Ruby Mirage
#CE6314 · #ECA03D · #1689DF · #BCE0F4

Similar colors

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

#CC6F00#CD5C08#DC5F00#CE6314#B6660D#D75910#C3681A#D4621A#CC601B#DF6D14#C86A1E#C84C05

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB6900  ·  #CB6902 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB6901?

#CB6901 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 203, 105, 1). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB6901?

#CB6901 is RGB 203, 105, 1 — HSL 31°, 99%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 100%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB6901?

Its complement is #0163CB; analogous partners are #CB0401 and #C8CB01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB6901 for text?

Black text on #CB6901 has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.78:1.