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#CB6809

#cb6809 ≈ Chocolate

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb6809 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 40.78% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.77% magenta, 95.57% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 29.38°, with 91.51% saturation and 41.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.2262

Complementary

  1. #cb6809
  2. #096ccb

Split complementary

  1. #cb6809
  2. #09cbc9
  3. #090bcb

Analogous

  1. #cb090b
  2. #cb6809
  3. #cbc909

Triadic

  1. #cb6809
  2. #09cb68
  3. #6809cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb6809
  2. #6ccb09
  3. #096ccb
  4. #6809cb

Square

  1. #cb6809
  2. #0bcb09
  3. #096ccb
  4. #c909cb

Monochromatic

  1. #391d03
  2. #824206
  3. #cb6809
  4. #f68e2b
  5. #f9b574

Shades

#cb6809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb6809
  2. #b75e08
  3. #a25307
  4. #8e4906
  5. #7a3e05
  6. #663405
  7. #512a04
  8. #3d1f03
  9. #291502
  10. #140a01
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb6809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb6809
  2. #d07722
  3. #d5863a
  4. #db9553
  5. #e0a46b
  6. #e5b484
  7. #eac39d
  8. #efd2b5
  9. #f5e1ce
  10. #faf0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb6809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb6809
  2. #c46a15
  3. #bc6d21
  4. #b56f2d
  5. #ad7239
  6. #a67445
  7. #9e7650
  8. #97795c
  9. #8f7b68
  10. #887e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a57967 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8c05 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df5159 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a67000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b17f07 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d75b46 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb6809 {
  color: #cb6809;
}
Background
.bg-cb6809 {
  background-color: #cb6809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb6809 {
  border: 2px solid #cb6809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb6809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 104 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb6809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb6809, #cbc909);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb6809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 104 9 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 3.07 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 4.55 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.93 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.21 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.73 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.87 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 8.67 #3497f6 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Chocolate
#cb6809  rgb(203, 104, 9)  hsl(29, 92%, 42%)  Chocolate
#096ccb  rgb(9, 108, 203)  hsl(209, 92%, 42%)  True Blue
#09cb68  rgb(9, 203, 104)  hsl(149, 92%, 42%)  Emerald
#6809cb  rgb(104, 9, 203)  hsl(269, 92%, 42%)  Han Purple