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#cb8155 color: Apricot Buff

#cb8155 is rgb(203, 129, 85) in RGB and oklch(67.135% 0.10923 50.749) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
100%

67.1%
0.109
51°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • amber-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.08:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #cb8155

#cb8155 is a soft orange color. In OKLCH it has 67.1% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 51°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.08:1 contrast and black text 6.81:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Apricot Buff (#cd7e4d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More medium orange colors

Lighter: #cb8155 mixed with white

  1. cb8155
  2. d18e66
  3. d79a77
  4. dda788
  5. e2b399
  6. e7c0aa
  7. ecccba
  8. f1d9cb
  9. f6e6dc
  10. fbf2ee

Darker: #cb8155 mixed with black

  1. cb8155
  2. b06f49
  3. 965e3d
  4. 7d4e31
  5. 653e26
  6. 4d2e1c
  7. 371f11
  8. 221208
  9. 0f0602
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cb8155 with less saturation

  1. cb8155
  2. c6845d
  3. c18664
  4. bc886b
  5. b78a71
  6. b28d78
  7. ac8e7e
  8. a79084
  9. a1928a
  10. 9b9490

Questions about #cb8155

What color is #cb8155?

#cb8155 is soft orange. The closest named color is Apricot Buff. In RGB it is rgb(203, 129, 85), in HSL hsl(22.37, 53.15%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.135% 0.10923 50.749).

What colors go well with #cb8155?

The complementary color of #cb8155 is #41a1cc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d07979 and #b88e3e. The triadic partners are #3fab8c and #9689d4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cb8155?

Black text reads better on #cb8155: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and black gives 6.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cb8155 a warm or cool color?

#cb8155 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 51 degrees, its lightness 67.1% and its chroma 0.109.