Graveyard Earth Color

#68553a

Graveyard Earth 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 #97aac5
Complementary Color #3a4c67
Color Shade: orange (35.22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.76% (better contrasting with white)
Graveyard Earth Color Sample
Graveyard Earth Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #68553a

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Graveyard Earth Color. The Wilmington 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 Craft Paper (#8a6645) for more energetic effect. Try Flirtatious Indigo Tea as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3a4c67 is the best complementary color to Graveyard Earth. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #68553a complementary color is Fiord, 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 Yellow Metal are #673e3a and #63673a. Thus found on the left and right of #68553a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congo Brown and Verdigris colors as they work well with Graveyard Earth.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Graveyard Earth palette consists of #3d3a67 and #3a6367 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a4c67). Try Martinique and William colors in combination with #68553a, 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 #68553a 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 Graveyard Earth. Thus Voodoo and Stromboli giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Graveyard Earth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Killarney, and Cosmic split by 90° on the color wheel. #68553a square combo is a palette of orange, mid 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. Graveyard Earth tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3a4c67) and two others. The Stromboli is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Fiord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3a6755 and #673a4c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #68553a is made of 42% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Graveyard Earth has a hue angle of 35.22°, a saturation of 28.4% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #68553a is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 18.03% yellow and 59.22% black ink.

HEX #68553a
RGB Decimal rgb(104,85,58)
RGB Percentage 42%, 34%, 23%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 18.03, 59.22
HSL hsl(35.22,28.4%,31.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.22,44.23%,40.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.3818,3.7338,18.6853)
XYZ xyz(9.7211,9.7455,5.3717)
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