Fleshtone Shade Wash Color

#cf9346

Fleshtone Shade Wash is soft, 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 #306cb9
Complementary Color #4682ce
Color Shade: orange (33.72° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.31% (better contrasting with white)
Fleshtone Shade Wash Color Sample
Fleshtone Shade Wash Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cf9346

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Fleshtone Shade Wash Color. The Golden Rule color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Orange Squash (#c27635) for more calm effect. Try Seraphim Sepia as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4682ce is the best complementary color to Fleshtone Shade Wash. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cf9346 complementary color is Havelock 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 Raw Sienna are #ce4e46 and #c6ce46. Thus found on the left and right of #cf9346 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Turmeric colors as they work well with Fleshtone Shade Wash.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fleshtone Shade Wash palette consists of #4e46ce and #46c6ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4682ce). Try Indigo and Shakespeare colors in combination with #cf9346, 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 #cf9346 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 Fleshtone Shade Wash. Thus Amethyst and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fleshtone Shade Wash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #cf9346 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. Fleshtone Shade Wash tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4682ce) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #46ce93 and #ce4682.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cf9346 is made of 49% red, 35% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Fleshtone Shade Wash has a hue angle of 33.72°, a saturation of 58.8% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cf9346 is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 53.73% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #cf9346
RGB Decimal rgb(207,147,70)
RGB Percentage 49%, 35%, 17%
CMYK 0, 23.53, 53.73, 18.82
HSL hsl(33.72,58.8%,54.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.72,66.18%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.4165,15.0398,48.6479)
XYZ xyz(37.2713,34.575,10.5036)
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