Information about #CF8C68 color

#CF8C68 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CF8C68 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(207, 140, 104) — 81.2% red, 54.9% green, 40.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 26 / 40 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CF8C68 is a confidently colored amber-leaning orange that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Whiskey (#D29062). Nearby in the Register you will also find Beethoven (#D1946C) and Florentine Pink (#D08363).

In RGB terms — rgb(207, 140, 104) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. No one has named #CF8C68 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CF8C68 color variations

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

#CF8C68 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 #CF8C68

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

Whiskey color link
Whiskey

#D29062

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Warm Wood color link
Warm Wood

#CE8D5D

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Whiskey Sour color link
Whiskey Sour

#D4915D

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

Baroque color link
Baroque

#CA9274

Feldspar color link
Feldspar

#D19275

Raw Sienna color link
Raw Sienna

#D68A59

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CF8C68
  • RGB207, 140, 104
  • CMYK0, 26, 40, 19
  • CSSrgb(207, 140, 104)
  • HSL21°, 52%, 61%
  • HSL Precise20.971°, 51.759%, 60.98%
  • HSV21°, 50%, 81%
  • HSB21°, 50%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.812, 0.549, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.812, 0.549, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.812, 0.549, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB81.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCF8C68
  • DECIMAL ID13601896
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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