China Cinnamon Color

#8a7054

China Cinnamon is pale, 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 #758fab
Complementary Color #546d8a
Color Shade: orange (31.11° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.53% (better contrasting with white)
China Cinnamon Color Sample
China Cinnamon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8a7054

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to China Cinnamon Color. The Overgrown Trees color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Trinket Gold (#a7885f) for more energetic effect. Try Rustic Tobacco as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#546d8a is the best complementary color to China Cinnamon. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8a7054 complementary color is Kashmir Blue, 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 Shadow are #8a5554 and #888a54. Thus found on the left and right of #8a7054 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Clay Creek colors as they work well with China Cinnamon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary China Cinnamon palette consists of #55548a and #54888a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#546d8a). Try Butterfly Bush and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #8a7054, 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 #8a7054 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the China Cinnamon. Thus Butterfly Bush and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of China Cinnamon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Hippie Green, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a7054 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. China Cinnamon tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#546d8a) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #548a70 and #8a546e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8a7054 is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode China Cinnamon has a hue angle of 31.11°, a saturation of 24.32% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a7054 is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 45.88% black ink.

HEX #8a7054
RGB Decimal rgb(138,112,84)
RGB Percentage 41%, 34%, 25%
CMYK 0, 10.2, 21.18, 45.88
HSL hsl(31.11,24.32%,43.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.11,39.13%,54.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.0463,6.0969,19.43)
XYZ xyz(17.8756,17.6317,10.8486)
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