Information about #CBA861 color

#CBA861 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CBA861 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(203, 168, 97) — 79.6% red, 65.9% green, 38% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 14 / 42 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CBA861 reads as a pleasantly vivid warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sand Brown (#CBA560). Slightly further away sit Desert (#CCAD60) and Laser (#C6A95E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(203, 168, 97)), which gives #CBA861 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CBA861: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #CBA861 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CBA861 color variations

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#CBA861 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 #CBA861

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

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CBA861
  • RGB203, 168, 97
  • CMYK0, 14, 42, 20
  • CSSrgb(203, 168, 97)
  • HSL40°, 50%, 59%
  • HSL Precise40.189°, 50.476%, 58.824%
  • HSV40°, 52%, 80%
  • HSB40°, 52%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.796, 0.659, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.796, 0.659, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.796, 0.659, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCBA861
  • DECIMAL ID13346913
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01