Cochin Chicken Color

#f8b862

Cochin Chicken is soft, 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 #07479d
Complementary Color #62a1f8
Color Shade: orange (34.4° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.84% (better contrasting with white)
Cochin Chicken Color Sample
Cochin Chicken Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f8b862

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cochin Chicken Color. The Bergamot Orange color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Snapdragon (#fed777) for more energetic effect. Try Deviled Egg as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#62a1f8 is the best complementary color to Cochin Chicken. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8b862 complementary color is Cornflower 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 Rajah are #f86d62 and #ecf862. Thus found on the left and right of #f8b862 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Carnation and Canary colors as they work well with Cochin Chicken.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cochin Chicken palette consists of #6c62f8 and #62ecf8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#62a1f8). Try Cornflower Blue and Malibu colors in combination with #f8b862, 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 #f8b862 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 Cochin Chicken. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cochin Chicken contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Pink Flamingo split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8b862 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. Cochin Chicken tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#62a1f8) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brilliant Rose – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #62f8b8 and #f862a1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f8b862 is made of 47% red, 35% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Cochin Chicken has a hue angle of 34.4°, a saturation of 91.46% and a lightness of 67.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8b862 is made of 0% cyan, 25.09% magenta, 58.82% yellow and 2.75% black ink.

HEX #f8b862
RGB Decimal rgb(248,184,98)
RGB Percentage 47%, 35%, 18%
CMYK 0, 25.09, 58.82, 2.75
HSL hsl(34.4,91.46%,67.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.4,60.48%,97.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.1099,14.2794,51.9575)
XYZ xyz(58.0565,55.1193,19.1345)
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