Nightingale is calm, 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 | #a3b7d8 |
| Complementary Color | #263a5c |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Nightingale Color. The Rationality color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Twig Basket (#77623a) for more calm effect. Try Iroko as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#263a5c is the best complementary color to Nightingale. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5c4827 complementary color is Cloud Burst, 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 Irish Coffee are #5c2d26 and #555c26. Thus found on the left and right of #5c4827 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Irish Coffee and Woodland colors as they work well with Nightingale.
The split-complementary Nightingale palette consists of #2d265c and #26555c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#263a5c). Try Port Gore and Blue Dianne colors in combination with #5c4827, 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 #5c4827 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 Nightingale. Thus Bossanova and Plantation giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nightingale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloud Burst, Everglade, and Finn split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c4827 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. Nightingale tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#263a5c) and two others. The Plantation is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tawny Port – 120° from the complementary Cloud Burst. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #265c48 and #5c263a.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c4827 is made of 45% red, 35% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Nightingale has a hue angle of 37.36°, a saturation of 40.46% and a lightness of 25.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c4827 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #5c4827 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,72,39) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 35%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 20.79, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(37.36,40.46%,25.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.36,57.61%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.9352,3.9315,22.8682) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.0972,7.0565,2.9074) |