Ironclad Color

#615c55

Ironclad 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 #9ea3aa
Complementary Color #555960
Color Shade: orange (35° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 35.69% (better contrasting with white)
Ironclad Color Sample
Ironclad Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #615c55

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ironclad Color. The River Bank 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 Jasmine Hollow (#7e7468) for more energetic effect. Try Library Pewter as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#555960 is the best complementary color to Ironclad. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #615c55 complementary color is Abbey, 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 Chicago are #605555 and #5f6055. Thus found on the left and right of #615c55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Chicago colors as they work well with Ironclad.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ironclad palette consists of #555560 and #555f60 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#555960). Try Scarpa Flow and Corduroy colors in combination with #615c55, 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 #615c55 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 Ironclad. Thus Scarpa Flow and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ironclad contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Abbey, Finlandia, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #615c55 square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. Ironclad tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#555960) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Don Juan – 120° from the complementary Abbey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55605b and #605559.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #615c55 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Ironclad has a hue angle of 35°, a saturation of 6.59% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #615c55 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 61.96% black ink.

HEX #615c55
RGB Decimal rgb(97,92,85)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 4.71, 61.96
HSL hsl(35,6.59%,35.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35,12.37%,38.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.3293,0.6344,4.7381)
XYZ xyz(10.3966,10.8516,10.1409)
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