Cognac is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #2b73b9 |
| Complementary Color | #458ed4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cognac Color. The Orange Shot color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sunray (#e3ab57) for more energetic effect. Try Mellowed Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#458ed4 is the best complementary color to Cognac. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d48c46 complementary color is Havelock Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Raw Sienna are #d44546 and #d4d345. Thus found on the left and right of #d48c46 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Valencia and Wattle colors as they work well with Cognac.
The split-complementary Cognac palette consists of #4546d4 and #45d4d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#458ed4). Try Cerulean Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #d48c46, 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 #d48c46 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cognac. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cognac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Havelock Blue, Emerald, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d48c46 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cognac tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#458ed4) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cranberry – 120° from the complementary Havelock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #45d48c and #d4458e.
In a RGB color space, hex #d48c46 is made of 50% red, 33% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Cognac has a hue angle of 29.58°, a saturation of 62.28% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d48c46 is made of 0% cyan, 28.24% magenta, 55.69% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #d48c46 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(212,140,70) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 33%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 28.24, 55.69, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(29.58,62.28%,55.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.58,66.98%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.3188,20.9573,47.594) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.635,33.1954,10.2181) |