Information about #CF9B2A color

#CF9B2A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CF9B2A falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(207, 155, 42) — 81.2% red, 60.8% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 65 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CF9B2A reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Day's Eye (#C89828). Slightly further away sit Afterglow (#CE9732) and Buttercup (#DA9429).

In RGB terms — rgb(207, 155, 42) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CF9B2A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CF9B2A color variations

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#CF9B2A 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 #CF9B2A

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

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Buttercup color link
Buttercup

#DA9429

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Warm Gold  color link
Warm Gold

#DAA428

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

#CF9B2A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CF9B2A
  • RGB207, 155, 42
  • CMYK0, 20, 65, 19
  • HSL41°, 66%, 49%
  • HSL Precise41.091°, 66.265%, 48.824%
  • HSV41°, 80%, 81%
  • HSB41°, 80%, 81%
  • HEX IDCF9B2A
  • DECIMAL ID13605674
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB81.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
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