Soft Amber 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 | #30415a |
| Complementary Color | #a5b6cf |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Amber Color. The Siesta Dreams 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 Rodeo Dust (#c7a384) for more energetic effect. Try Calfskin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a5b6cf is the best complementary color to Soft Amber. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cfbea5 complementary color is Rock Blue, 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 Vanilla are #cfa9a5 and #cbcfa5. Thus found on the left and right of #cfbea5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Soft Amber.
The split-complementary Soft Amber palette consists of #a9a5cf and #a5cbcf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5b6cf). Try Logan and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #cfbea5, 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 #cfbea5 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 Soft Amber. Thus Logan and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Amber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfbea5 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. Soft Amber tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a5b6cf) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Careys Pink – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5cfbe and #cfa5b5.
In a RGB color space, hex #cfbea5 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Amber has a hue angle of 35.71°, a saturation of 30.43% and a lightness of 72.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfbea5 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #cfbea5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(207,190,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 16.47, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(35.71,30.43%,72.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.71,20.29%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.762,1.9866,14.8038) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9371,52.8089,43.1058) |