Cannon Black Color

#251706

Cannon Black is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #dae8f9
Complementary Color #061325
Color Shade: orange (32.9° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 8.43% (better contrasting with white)
Cannon Black Color Sample
Cannon Black Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #251706

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cannon Black Color. The Acadia color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Darkout (#2d1608) for more calm effect. Try Clinker as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#061325 is the best complementary color to Cannon Black. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #251706 complementary color is Black Pearl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cannon Black are #250706 and #232506. Thus found on the left and right of #251706 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wood Bark and Pine Tree colors as they work well with Cannon Black.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cannon Black palette consists of #070625 and #062325 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#061325). Try Black Pearl and Bottle Green colors in combination with #251706, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #251706 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cannon Black. Thus Violet and Bottle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cannon Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Black Pearl, Deep Forest Green, and Melanzane split by 90° on the color wheel. #251706 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cannon Black tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#061325) and two others. The Bottle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aubergine – 120° from the complementary Black Pearl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #062517 and #250614.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #251706 is made of 56% red, 35% green and 9% blue. In a HSL mode Cannon Black has a hue angle of 32.9°, a saturation of 72.09% and a lightness of 8.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #251706 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 85.49% black ink.

HEX #251706
RGB Decimal rgb(37,23,6)
RGB Percentage 56%, 35%, 9%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 12.16, 85.49
HSL hsl(32.9,72.09%,8.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.9,83.78%,14.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(9.1508,4.7651,11.3298)
XYZ xyz(1.1022,1.0193,0.3109)
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