Sunray Venus Color

#cfc5b6

Sunray Venus 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 #303a49
Complementary Color #b5c0cf
Color Shade: orange (36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.27% (better contrasting with white)
Sunray Venus Color Sample
Sunray Venus Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cfc5b6

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sunray Venus Color. The Transcend 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 Trail Sand (#bfaa97) for more energetic effect. Try California Stucco as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b5c0cf is the best complementary color to Sunray Venus. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cfc5b6 complementary color is Heather, 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 Sisal are #cfb8b5 and #cccfb5. Thus found on the left and right of #cfc5b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Sunray Venus.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sunray Venus palette consists of #b8b5cf and #b5cccf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5c0cf). Try Lavender Gray and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #cfc5b6, 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 #cfc5b6 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 Sunray Venus. Thus Chatelle and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sunray Venus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Spring Rain, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfc5b6 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. Sunray Venus tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b5c0cf) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5cfc5 and #cfb5bf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cfc5b6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Sunray Venus has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 20.66% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfc5b6 is made of 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #cfc5b6
RGB Decimal rgb(207,197,182)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.93, 9.81, 18.82
HSL hsl(36,20.66%,76.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36,12.08%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.9401,0.9431,8.7607)
XYZ xyz(54.1419,56.5753,52.3225)
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