Appalachian Trail Color

#cfb989

Appalachian Trail 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 #304676
Complementary Color #889ecf
Color Shade: orange (41.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.45% (better contrasting with white)
Appalachian Trail Color Sample
Appalachian Trail Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cfb989

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Appalachian Trail Color. The Taffy 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 Amber Autumn (#c69c6a) for more energetic effect. Try Wobbegong Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#889ecf is the best complementary color to Appalachian Trail. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cfb989 complementary color is Polo 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 Tan are #cf9588 and #c2cf88. Thus found on the left and right of #cfb989 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching My Pink and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Appalachian Trail.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Appalachian Trail palette consists of #9588cf and #88c2cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#889ecf). Try East Side and Half Baked colors in combination with #cfb989, 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 #cfb989 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 Appalachian Trail. Thus East Side and Monte Carlo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Appalachian Trail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfb989 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. Appalachian Trail tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#889ecf) and two others. The Monte Carlo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88cfb9 and #cf889e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cfb989 is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Appalachian Trail has a hue angle of 41.14°, a saturation of 42.17% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfb989 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #cfb989
RGB Decimal rgb(207,185,137)
RGB Percentage 39%, 35%, 26%
CMYK 0, 8.63, 27.45, 18.82
HSL hsl(41.14,42.17%,67.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.14,33.82%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.9275,0.8138,27.2573)
XYZ xyz(47.5964,49.7695,30.7648)
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