Information about #CF970A color

#CF970A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CF970A falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(207, 151, 10) — 81.2% red, 59.2% green, 3.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 22 / 77 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange, #CF970A carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Yellow Ochre (#CB9D06). Slightly further away sit Vivid Amber (#CC9900) and Ocre (#C69C04).

The recipe behind #CF970A is rgb(207, 151, 10), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CF970A: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CF970A color variations

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

#CF970A 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 #CF970A

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

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Vivid Amber color link
Vivid Amber

#CC9900

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Harvest Gold color link
Harvest Gold

#DA9100

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Fashion Gold color link
Fashion Gold

#D2A500

Egypt Gold color link
Egypt Gold

#C09300

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CF970A
  • RGB207, 151, 10
  • CMYK0, 22, 77, 19
  • CSSrgb(207, 151, 10)
  • HSL43°, 91%, 43%
  • HSL Precise42.944°, 90.783%, 42.549%
  • HSV43°, 95%, 81%
  • HSB43°, 95%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • GLSLvec3(0.812, 0.592, 0.039)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.812, 0.592, 0.039, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.812, 0.592, 0.039)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB81.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCF970A
  • DECIMAL ID13604618
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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