Cantera Color

#cec5af

Cantera 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 #313a50
Complementary Color #afb8ce
Color Shade: orange (42.58° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.71% (better contrasting with white)
Cantera Color Sample
Cantera Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cec5af

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cantera Color. The Basket Beige 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 Coffee Diva (#bea88d) for more energetic effect. Try Tan Oak as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#afb8ce is the best complementary color to Cantera. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cec5af complementary color is Casper, 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 Soft Amber are #ceb5af and #c7ceaf. Thus found on the left and right of #cec5af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Coriander colors as they work well with Cantera.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cantera palette consists of #b5afce and #afc7ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afb8ce). Try Logan and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #cec5af, 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 #cec5af 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 Cantera. Thus London Hue and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cantera contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #cec5af 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. Cantera tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#afb8ce) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afcec5 and #ceafb8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cec5af is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Cantera has a hue angle of 42.58°, a saturation of 24.03% and a lightness of 74.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cec5af is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 12.15% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #cec5af
RGB Decimal rgb(206,197,175)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 12.15, 19.22
HSL hsl(42.58,24.03%,74.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.58,15.05%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.6988,-0.5435,12.1581)
XYZ xyz(53.1577,56.1495,48.5937)
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