Palettes / Colors / #CB7906

#CB7906 — Vivid Orange

#CB7906 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #CB7906 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.

#CB7906 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 #0658CB; it also sits naturally between #CB1706 and #BACB06. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 47% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 97% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CB7906

.text { color: #CB7906; }
.background { background-color: #CB7906; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB7906; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 121, 6); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 94%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB7906; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 121, 6, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB7906; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 121, 6, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB7906">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB7906">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0658CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB7906: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB7906

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:

How #CB7906 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB7906 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB7905  ·  #CB7907 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB7906?

#CB7906 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 203, 121, 6). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB7906?

#CB7906 is RGB 203, 121, 6 — HSL 35°, 94%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 97%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB7906?

Its complement is #0658CB; analogous partners are #CB1706 and #BACB06. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB7906 for text?

Black text on #CB7906 has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.35:1.