Information about Cajun color

#662F2B - Cajun color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#662F2B, known as "Cajun", falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(102, 47, 43) — 40% red, 18.4% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 23 / 60. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#662F2B is a clearly saturated warm red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fahrenheit (#672E2B). Slightly further away sit Komakorau (#64352A) and Buccaneer (#622F30).

The recipe behind #662F2B is rgb(102, 47, 43), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #662F2B: 10.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. The name "Cajun" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Cajun color variations

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

Cajun color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Cajun

#662F2B
#98453F

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#BE6963

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#D39B97

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#E9CDCB

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White

#FFFFFF

Cajun color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Cajun

#662F2B
#502421

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#3C1B19

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#281210

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#140908

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Black

#000000

Cajun color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Cajun

#662F2B
#6D3B37

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#744946

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#7A5A57

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#7D6C6A

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Grey

#808080

Cajun color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#55642A

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#645C2A

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#64452A

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Cajun

#662F2B
#642A3D

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#642A55

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#5C2A64

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Cajun 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
#662F2B
Cajun

#662F2B

#2A6165
#2A6165

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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
#662F2B
Cajun

#662F2B

#2A4365
#2A4365

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#2A654B
#2A654B

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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
#654B2A
#654B2A

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#662F2B
Cajun

#662F2B

#652A43
#652A43

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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
#662F2B
Cajun

#662F2B

#2A652E
#2A652E

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#2E2A65
#2E2A65

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#662F2B
Cajun

#662F2B

#61652A
#61652A

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#2A6165
#2A6165

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#2E2A65
#2E2A65

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#662F2B
Cajun

#662F2B

#43652A
#43652A

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#2A6165
#2A6165

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#4B2A65
#4B2A65

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Nearest named colors to Cajun

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Fahrenheit color link
Fahrenheit

#672E2B

Buccaneer color link
Buccaneer

#622F30

Komakorau color link
Komakorau

#64352A

Meranti color link
Meranti

#6B342A

Oiled Cedar color link
Oiled Cedar

#66362D

Red Sienna color link
Red Sienna

#5F312A

Hairy Heath color link
Hairy Heath

#633528

Coco color link
Coco

#682828

Kwila color link
Kwila

#6D332A

Deep Impact color link
Deep Impact

#672729

Tipping Point color link
Tipping Point

#612C25

Jazz color link
Jazz

#5F2C2F

Cajun color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#662F2B
  • RGB102, 47, 43
  • CMYK0, 22, 23, 60
  • CSSrgb(102, 47, 43)
  • HSL4°, 41%, 28%
  • HSL Precise4.068°, 40.69%, 28.431%
  • HSV4°, 58%, 40%
  • HSB4°, 58%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.184, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.184, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.184, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID662F2B
  • DECIMAL ID6696747
  • Name Length5
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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