Ploughed 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 | #939ba6 |
| Complementary Color | #59616b |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ploughed Earth Color. The Guy 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 Native Soil (#887b69) for more energetic effect. Try Smoky Trout as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#59616b is the best complementary color to Ploughed 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 #6c6459 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, 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 Coffee are #6b5a59 and #6a6b59. Thus found on the left and right of #6c6459 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dorado and Kokoda colors as they work well with Ploughed Earth.
The split-complementary Ploughed Earth palette consists of #5a596b and #596a6b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#59616b). Try Mid Gray and Nevada colors in combination with #6c6459, 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 #6c6459 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 Ploughed Earth. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ploughed Earth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Finlandia, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c6459 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. Ploughed Earth tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#59616b) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zambezi – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #596b63 and #6b5960.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c6459 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Ploughed Earth has a hue angle of 34.74°, a saturation of 9.64% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c6459 is made of 0% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #6c6459 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,100,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.13, 7.45, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(34.74,9.64%,38.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.74,17.59%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.799,1.1278,7.3796) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5447,13.0238,11.3039) |