Havana Cigar Color

#af884a

Havana Cigar 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 #5077b5
Complementary Color #4a70af
Color Shade: orange (36.83° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.82% (better contrasting with white)
Havana Cigar Color Sample
Havana Cigar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #af884a

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Havana Cigar Color. The Marrakech Brown 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 Lemongrass (#c5a658) for more energetic effect. Try Sepia Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4a70af is the best complementary color to Havana Cigar. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #af884a complementary color is San Marino, 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 Driftwood are #af554a and #a3af4a. Thus found on the left and right of #af884a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Olive Green colors as they work well with Havana Cigar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Havana Cigar palette consists of #554aaf and #4aa3af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a70af). Try Blue Violet and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #af884a, 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 #af884a 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 Havana Cigar. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Havana Cigar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Chateau Green, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #af884a 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. Havana Cigar tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4a70af) 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 #4aaf88 and #af4a70.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #af884a is made of 45% red, 35% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Havana Cigar has a hue angle of 36.83°, a saturation of 40.56% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #af884a is made of 0% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 39.61% yellow and 31.37% black ink.

HEX #af884a
RGB Decimal rgb(175,136,74)
RGB Percentage 45%, 35%, 19%
CMYK 0, 15.3, 39.61, 31.37
HSL hsl(36.83,40.56%,48.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.83,57.71%,68.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.1744,7.5501,38.5679)
XYZ xyz(27.7194,27.2167,10.2709)
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