Information about #CF8301 color

#CF8301 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CF8301 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(207, 131, 1) — 81.2% red, 51.4% green, 0.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 30 / 81 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A intensely saturated warm orange, #CF8301 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Mustard Brown (#CD7A00). Slightly further away sit Dirty Orange (#C87606) and Harvest Gold (#DA9100).

The recipe behind #CF8301 is rgb(207, 131, 1), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CF8301: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. No one has named #CF8301 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CF8301 color variations

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

#CF8301 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 #CF8301

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CF8301
  • RGB207, 131, 1
  • CMYK0, 30, 81, 19
  • CSSrgb(207, 131, 1)
  • HSL38°, 99%, 41%
  • HSL Precise37.864°, 99.038%, 40.784%
  • HSV38°, 100%, 81%
  • HSB38°, 100%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.812, 0.514, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.812, 0.514, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.812, 0.514, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB81.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCF8301
  • DECIMAL ID13599489
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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