Earth Black 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 | #b6bcc4 |
| Complementary Color | #3b4048 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Earth Black Color. The Buzzard color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Chocolate Swirl (#68574b) for more energetic effect. Try Grand Avenue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3b4048 is the best complementary color to Earth Black. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #49433b complementary color is Bright Gray, 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 Armadillo are #483c3b and #47483b. Thus found on the left and right of #49433b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Masala and Kelp colors as they work well with Earth Black.
The split-complementary Earth Black palette consists of #3c3b48 and #3b4748 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b4048). Try Tuna and Cape Cod colors in combination with #49433b, 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 #49433b 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 Earth Black. Thus Ship Gray and Cape Cod giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Earth Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Gray, Lunar Green, and Matterhorn split by 90° on the color wheel. #49433b 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. Earth Black tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3b4048) and two others. The Cape Cod is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matterhorn – 120° from the complementary Bright Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3b4842 and #483b40.
In a RGB color space, hex #49433b is made of 37% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Earth Black has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 10.61% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #49433b is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 71.37% black ink.
| HEX | #49433b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,67,59) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.36, 5.49, 71.37 |
| HSL | hsl(34.29,10.61%,25.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.29,19.18%,28.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.7638,0.9644,5.7763) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5442,5.7465,4.9547) |