Information about #CB990F color

#CB990F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #CB990F is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Full Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(203, 153, 15) (79.6% red, 60% green, 5.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 20 / 74 / 20 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CB990F is a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Yellow Ochre (#CB9D06). Slightly further away sit Ocre (#C69C04) and Ocher (#BF9B0C).

In RGB terms — rgb(203, 153, 15) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CB990F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CB990F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CB990F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CB990F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Vivid Amber color link
Vivid Amber

#CC9900

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CB990F
  • RGB203, 153, 15
  • CMYK0, 20, 74, 20
  • CSSrgb(203, 153, 15)
  • HSL44°, 86%, 43%
  • HSL Precise44.043°, 86.239%, 42.745%
  • HSV44°, 93%, 80%
  • HSB44°, 93%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.796, 0.600, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.796, 0.600, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.796, 0.600, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCB990F
  • DECIMAL ID13342991
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01