Information about #CF901C color

#CF901C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CF901C falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(207, 144, 28) — 81.2% red, 56.5% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 70 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CF901C is a energetic, saturated 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 Desert Yellow (#CA8D16). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Royal Arabian (#D7991C) and Cinnamon (#C58917).

In RGB terms — rgb(207, 144, 28) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CF901C: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CF901C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CF901C color variations

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

#CF901C 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 #CF901C

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

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Cool Copper color link
Cool Copper

#D98719

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Buttercup color link
Buttercup

#DA9429

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Gold Brown color link
Gold Brown

#CB7E1F

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CF901C
  • RGB207, 144, 28
  • CMYK0, 25, 70, 19
  • CSSrgb(207, 144, 28)
  • HSL39°, 76%, 46%
  • HSL Precise38.883°, 76.17%, 46.078%
  • HSV39°, 86%, 81%
  • HSB39°, 86%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.812, 0.565, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.812, 0.565, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.812, 0.565, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB81.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCF901C
  • DECIMAL ID13602844
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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