Cognac Tint 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 | #5e84b6 |
| Complementary Color | #496ea1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cognac Tint Color. The Birchy Woods color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Baked Cookie (#89674a) for more calm effect. Try Epidote Olvene Ore as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#496ea1 is the best complementary color to Cognac Tint. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a17b49 complementary color is San Marino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Driftwood are #a14f49 and #9ba149. Thus found on the left and right of #a17b49 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Sycamore colors as they work well with Cognac Tint.
The split-complementary Cognac Tint palette consists of #4e49a1 and #499ba1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#496ea1). Try Victoria and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #a17b49, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #a17b49 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 Cognac Tint. Thus Affair and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cognac Tint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a17b49 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cognac Tint tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#496ea1) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49a17b and #a1496e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a17b49 is made of 45% red, 34% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Cognac Tint has a hue angle of 34.09°, a saturation of 37.61% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a17b49 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 34.51% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #a17b49 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,123,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 34%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.9, 34.51, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(34.09,37.61%,45.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.09,54.66%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.2639,8.6416,32.809) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9835,22.224,9.3816) |