Squirrel's Nest is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #99a1b7 |
| Complementary Color | #474f66 |
| Color Shade: | orange (44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Squirrel's Nest Color. The Pesto Green 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 Steel Legion Drab (#7a744d) for more energetic effect. Try Pitch Pine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#474f66 is the best complementary color to Squirrel's Nest. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #665e48 complementary color is River Bed, 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 Soya Bean are #664e47 and #5f6647. Thus found on the left and right of #665e48 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Finch colors as they work well with Squirrel's Nest.
The split-complementary Squirrel's Nest palette consists of #4f4766 and #475f66 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#474f66). Try Mulled Wine and Fiord colors in combination with #665e48, 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 #665e48 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 Squirrel's Nest. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Squirrel's Nest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Axolotl, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #665e48 square combo is a palette of orange, cool green, blue cyan and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Squirrel's Nest tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#474f66) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #47665e and #66474f.
In a RGB color space, hex #665e48 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Squirrel's Nest has a hue angle of 44°, a saturation of 17.24% and a lightness of 34.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #665e48 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #665e48 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,94,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 11.76, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(44,17.24%,34.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44,29.41%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.078,-0.6514,13.8002) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6519,11.2981,7.7502) |