Palettes / Colors / #CB882A

#CB882A — Orange

#CB882A is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

#CB882A 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 #2A6DCB; it also sits naturally between #CB372A and #BECB2A. 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 53% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 79% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CB882A

.text { color: #CB882A; }
.background { background-color: #CB882A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB882A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 136, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 66%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB882A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 136, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB882A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 136, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB882A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB882A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB882A

Tints of #CB882A

Tones of #CB882A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2A6DCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CB882A: #000000.

How #CB882A 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 #CB882A 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

← #CB8829  ·  #CB882B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB882A?

#CB882A is Orange, a orange color (RGB 203, 136, 42). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB882A?

#CB882A is RGB 203, 136, 42 — HSL 35°, 66%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 79%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB882A?

Its complement is #2A6DCB; analogous partners are #CB372A and #BECB2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB882A for text?

Black text on #CB882A has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.96:1.