Information about Half Truffle color

#CDC9BE - Half Truffle color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CDC9BE, known as "Half Truffle", falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 201, 190) — 80.4% red, 78.8% green, 74.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 6 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CDC9BE is a gently muted orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quill Grey (#CBC9C0). Slightly further away sit Half Ash (#CBC8BA) and Half Linen (#CDCAB9).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(205, 201, 190)), which gives #CDC9BE its character. On this background, black text reaches a 12.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Half Truffle" in the Register.

Half Truffle color variations

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

Half Truffle 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 Half Truffle

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

Half Truffle color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDC9BE
  • RGB205, 201, 190
  • CMYK0, 2, 6, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 201, 190)
  • HSL44°, 13%, 77%
  • HSL Precise44°, 13.043%, 77.451%
  • HSV44°, 7%, 80%
  • HSB44°, 7%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.788, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.788, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.788, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCDC9BE
  • DECIMAL ID13486526
  • Name Length12
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