Root Beer Float 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 | #305b94 |
| Complementary Color | #6b96ce |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Root Beer Float Color. The Coral Sand 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 Yam (#d0893f) for more energetic effect. Try Rookwood Amber as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6b96ce is the best complementary color to Root Beer Float. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cfa46b complementary color is Danube, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Whiskey are #ce726b and #c7ce6b. Thus found on the left and right of #cfa46b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Root Beer Float.
The split-complementary Root Beer Float palette consists of #726bce and #6bc8ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b96ce). Try Moody Blue and Downy colors in combination with #cfa46b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #cfa46b 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 Root Beer Float. Thus Amethyst and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Root Beer Float contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Mantis, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfa46b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Root Beer Float tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6b96ce) and two others. The Downy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6bcea3 and #ce6b96.
In a RGB color space, hex #cfa46b is made of 43% red, 34% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Root Beer Float has a hue angle of 34.2°, a saturation of 51.02% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfa46b is made of 0% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 39.22% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #cfa46b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(207,164,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 34%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.87, 39.22, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(34.2,51.02%,61.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.2,48.31%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.0903,8.7332,35.4968) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6614,40.8779,19.6043) |