Information about #CF4901 color

#CF4901 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CF4901 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(207, 73, 1) — 81.2% red, 28.6% green, 0.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 53 / 81 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CF4901 is a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Syracuse Orange (#D44500). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grenadier (#D54600) and Burnt Orange (#CC5500).

In RGB terms — rgb(207, 73, 1) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CF4901: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CF4901 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CF4901 color variations

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

#CF4901 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 #CF4901

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

Grenadier color link
Grenadier

#D54600

Burnt Orange color link
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

Sinopia color link
Sinopia

#CB410B

Deep Orange color link
Deep Orange

#DC4D01

Tawny color link
Tawny

#CD5700

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Mahogany color link
Mahogany

#C04000

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Rusty Orange color link
Rusty Orange

#CD5909

Trinidad color link
Trinidad

#E64E03

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CF4901
  • RGB207, 73, 1
  • CMYK0, 53, 81, 19
  • CSSrgb(207, 73, 1)
  • HSL21°, 99%, 41%
  • HSL Precise20.971°, 99.038%, 40.784%
  • HSV21°, 100%, 81%
  • HSB21°, 100%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.812, 0.286, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.812, 0.286, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.812, 0.286, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB81.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCF4901
  • DECIMAL ID13584641
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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