What color is #CB9711?

#CB9711 is a vivid orange known as Retro Vibe. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Retro Vibe?

The RGB value is 203, 151, 17: 203 red, 151 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Retro Vibe?

The complementary color is #1145CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB9711?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Retro Vibe color: hex code #CB9711

#CB9711 rgb(203, 151, 17)

Shades of yellow

Retro Vibe has the hex code #CB9711. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 59.2% green and 6.7% blue (203, 151, 17).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 85% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 92% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

Retro Vibe (#CB9711) color codes

HEX	`#CB9711`
RGB	`rgb(203, 151, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 59.2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 85%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 92%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 92%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.65, 9.15, 67.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.65, 68.02, 82.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.799, 34.873, 5.376)`
Decimal	`13342481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Retro Vibe, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CB9711	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB9711 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CB9711 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb9711; }
.text { color: #cb9711; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb9711; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 151 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb9711, #a2cb11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Goldenrod.

See #CB9711 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CB9711?: #CB9711 is a vivid orange known as Retro Vibe. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Retro Vibe?: The RGB value is 203, 151, 17: 203 red, 151 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Retro Vibe?: The complementary color is #1145CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB9711?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.