Information about #CFAD4A color

#CFAD4A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CFAD4A falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(207, 173, 74) — 81.2% red, 67.8% green, 29% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 52 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CFAD4A is a pleasantly vivid orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Antique Gold Metallic (#CFA94A). Slightly further away sit Sundance (#C4AA4D) and Fish N Chips (#DCAB4B).

In RGB terms — rgb(207, 173, 74) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. #CFAD4A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CFAD4A color variations

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

#CFAD4A 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 #CFAD4A

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

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Fish N Chips color link
Fish N Chips

#DCAB4B

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Rob Roy color link
Rob Roy

#DDAD56

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

JPCD MUSTARD color link
JPCD MUSTARD

#DDA256

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CFAD4A
  • RGB207, 173, 74
  • CMYK0, 13, 52, 19
  • CSSrgb(207, 173, 74)
  • HSL45°, 58%, 55%
  • HSL Precise44.662°, 58.079%, 55.098%
  • HSV45°, 64%, 81%
  • HSB45°, 64%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • GLSLvec3(0.812, 0.678, 0.290)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.812, 0.678, 0.290, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.812, 0.678, 0.290)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB81.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCFAD4A
  • DECIMAL ID13610314
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01