Cobbler Color

#c4ab7d

Cobbler 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 #3b5482
Complementary Color #7c95c4
Color Shade: orange (38.87° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.94% (better contrasting with white)
Cobbler Color Sample
Cobbler Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c4ab7d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cobbler Color. The Burnished Caramel color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bosc Pear (#c09056) for more energetic effect. Try Summer Weasel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7c95c4 is the best complementary color to Cobbler. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c4ab7d complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Sorrell Brown are #c4877c and #b9c47c. Thus found on the left and right of #c4ab7d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Cobbler.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cobbler palette consists of #877cc4 and #7cb9c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c95c4). Try Ship Cove and Glacier colors in combination with #c4ab7d, 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 #c4ab7d 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 Cobbler. Thus East Side and Neptune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cobbler contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4ab7d 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. Cobbler tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7c95c4) and two others. The Neptune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7cc4ab and #c47c95.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c4ab7d is made of 40% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Cobbler has a hue angle of 38.87°, a saturation of 37.57% and a lightness of 62.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4ab7d is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 23.14% black ink.

HEX #c4ab7d
RGB Decimal rgb(196,171,125)
RGB Percentage 40%, 35%, 25%
CMYK 0, 9.8, 27.84, 23.14
HSL hsl(38.87,37.57%,62.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.87,36.22%,76.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.1062,2.4239,27.0452)
XYZ xyz(41.0295,42.3423,25.4124)
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