Guide to Cinnamon | PicMonkey Guide to Color (2024)

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What is the color code for cinnamon? ›

Cinnamon is a warm, medium shade of brown. The cinnamon color code is #D2691E on the hex chart used by web designers and developers. Cinnamon is darker than shades like tan and beige but lighter than chocolate or true brown. Its warm undertones mean the hue can sometimes look red or orange-tinged.

Today, the color wheel can help artists and designers find harmonious color combinations based on the geometric relationships represented on the color wheel. As an example, a triadic color scheme involves three evenly-spaced colors on the color wheel and that will yield a bold combination.

The seven major color schemes are monochromatic, analogous, complementary, split complementary, triadic, square, and rectangle (or tetradic).

The color cinnamon is a warm brown with a red-orange hue.

Cassia and Ceylon cinnamon have different tastes, textures, and bark colors. Cassia cinnamon has a strong flavor and texture with a dark brown color. Ceylon cinnamon is softer and more refined in flavor and texture with a light brown hue. These differences are due to how the cinnamons are grown and harvested.

Cinnamon Rose hex code is #AA5F5E with RGB color values (170, 95, 94).

Analogous color schemes use three adjacent colors on the color wheel. Split complements use a color and the two adjacent tertiary colors of its complement. Triadic color schemes use three evenly spaced colors on the color wheel.

Memory for the color of an object was higher for red-colored objects compared to blue and green-colored objects, whereas no significant difference in color memory between red and yellow-colored objects was observed.

Reds are overall a warm color, but within that color family you can have cool reds (leaning towards purple and blue) or warm reds (leaning towards orange and yellow). Purples are considered neither cool or warm overall, it depends on the hue: a blueish purple is cool, a reddish purple warm.

Hue refers to the dominant color family. Hue refers to the origin of the colors we can see. Primary and Secondary colors (Yellow, Orange, Red, Violet, Blue, and Green) are considered hues; however, tertiary colors (mixed colors where neither color is dominant) would also be considered hues.

What color is burnt cinnamon? ›

Suggesting the aromatic snap of cinnamon sticks, this deep orange-brown is bold and full-bodied.

Warm shades of aromatic cinnamon can warm and endear anyone, especially if such a color scheme is in your wardrobe. Wearing a business suit in warm monochrome brown tones, be sure - success is yours! And accessories of gray color will add elegance.

Nutmeg is a deep, muted, rusty orange with a copper undertone.

On addition of a drop of ferric chloride solution to a drop of volatile oil, a pale green colour is produced. With ferric chloride, cinnamic aldehyde gives brown colour and eugenol gives blue colour, resulting in formation of pale green colour.