Chieftain 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 | #95a9c8 |
| Complementary Color | #364a6a |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chieftain Color. The Texas Boots 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 soft alternative called Go Ben (#786e4c) for more calm effect. Try Ground Cumin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#364a6a is the best complementary color to Chieftain. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6a5637 complementary color is San Juan, 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 Yellow Metal are #6a3c36 and #646a36. Thus found on the left and right of #6a5637 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Costa Del Sol colors as they work well with Chieftain.
The split-complementary Chieftain palette consists of #3c366a and #36646a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#364a6a). Try Rhino and William colors in combination with #6a5637, 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 #6a5637 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 Chieftain. Thus Bossanova and Stromboli giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chieftain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Juan, Killarney, and Cosmic split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a5637 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. Chieftain tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#364a6a) and two others. The Stromboli is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary San Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #366a56 and #6a364a.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a5637 is made of 43% red, 35% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Chieftain has a hue angle of 36.47°, a saturation of 31.68% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a5637 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 20% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #6a5637 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,86,55) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 35%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 20, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(36.47,31.68%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.47,48.11%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.8345,3.692,21.1088) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9612,9.9956,5.0188) |