Sepia Filter Color

#cbb499

Sepia Filter 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 #344b66
Complementary Color #99afca
Color Shade: orange (32.4° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.8% (better contrasting with white)
Sepia Filter Color Sample
Sepia Filter Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cbb499

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sepia Filter Color. The Almond Milk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pale Taupe (#bc987e) for more calm effect. Try Copper Moon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#99afca is the best complementary color to Sepia Filter. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cbb499 complementary color is Rock 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 Rodeo Dust are #ca9b99 and #c8ca99. Thus found on the left and right of #cbb499 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Sepia Filter.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sepia Filter palette consists of #9b99ca and #99c8ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99afca). Try Blue Bell and Shadow Green colors in combination with #cbb499, 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 #cbb499 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 Sepia Filter. Thus East Side and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sepia Filter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbb499 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. Sepia Filter tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#99afca) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99cab4 and #ca99af.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cbb499 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Sepia Filter has a hue angle of 32.4°, a saturation of 32.47% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbb499 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 20.39% black ink.

HEX #cbb499
RGB Decimal rgb(203,180,153)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 19.61, 20.39
HSL hsl(32.4,32.47%,69.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.4,24.63%,79.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.5966,4.0409,16.7984)
XYZ xyz(46.6996,47.6389,36.8709)
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