Harold 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 | #929cac |
| Complementary Color | #535c6c |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Harold Color. The Native Soil color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mudskipper (#897a69) for more calm effect. Try Amazon Stone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#535c6c is the best complementary color to Harold. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6d6353 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 #6c5653 and #696c53. Thus found on the left and right of #6d6353 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dorado and Siam colors as they work well with Harold.
The split-complementary Harold palette consists of #56536c and #53696c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#535c6c). Try Smoky and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #6d6353, 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 #6d6353 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 Harold. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Harold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Finlandia, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d6353 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. Harold tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#535c6c) 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 #536c63 and #6c535c.
In a RGB color space, hex #6d6353 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Harold has a hue angle of 36.92°, a saturation of 13.54% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d6353 is made of 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #6d6353 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(109,99,83) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.93, 10.2, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(36.92,13.54%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.92,23.85%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.4595,1.1298,10.5439) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3298,12.7994,10.0043) |