Makara Color

#695f50

Makara 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 #96a0af
Complementary Color #505969
Color Shade: orange (36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.27% (better contrasting with white)
Makara Color Sample
Makara Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #695f50

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Makara Color. The Moss Glen color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Gosling (#857668) for more calm effect. Try Grange Hall as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#505969 is the best complementary color to Makara. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #695f50 complementary color is Trout, 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 Soya Bean are #695250 and #666950. Thus found on the left and right of #695f50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dorado and Siam colors as they work well with Makara.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Makara palette consists of #525069 and #506669 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#505969). Try Scarpa Flow and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #695f50, 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 #695f50 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 Makara. Thus Salt Box and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Makara contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Trout, Finlandia, and Don Juan split by 90° on the color wheel. #695f50 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. Makara tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#505969) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zambezi – 120° from the complementary Trout. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #50695f and #695059.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #695f50 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Makara has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 13.51% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #695f50 is made of 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 58.82% black ink.

HEX #695f50
RGB Decimal rgb(105,95,80)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 3.93, 9.81, 58.82
HSL hsl(36,13.51%,36.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36,23.81%,41.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.8432,1.3206,10.0481)
XYZ xyz(11.3659,11.7669,9.2616)
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