Secret Passageway Color

#6d695e

Secret Passageway is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #9296a1
Complementary Color #5e626d
Color Shade: orange (44° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.8% (better contrasting with white)
Secret Passageway Color Sample
Secret Passageway Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6d695e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Secret Passageway Color. The Dunes Manor 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 saturated alternative called Clay Bath (#8a7d69) for more energetic effect. Try Knotweed as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5e626d is the best complementary color to Secret Passageway. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6d695e complementary color is Shuttle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Flint are #6d615e and #696d5e. Thus found on the left and right of #6d695e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dorado and Siam colors as they work well with Secret Passageway.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Secret Passageway palette consists of #615e6d and #5e696d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e626d). Try Mid Gray and Nevada colors in combination with #6d695e, 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 #6d695e 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 Secret Passageway. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Secret Passageway contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Corduroy, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d695e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and warm 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. Secret Passageway tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5e626d) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5e6d69 and #6d5e62.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6d695e is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Secret Passageway has a hue angle of 44°, a saturation of 7.39% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d695e is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 57.25% black ink.

HEX #6d695e
RGB Decimal rgb(109,105,94)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 5.89, 57.25
HSL hsl(44,7.39%,39.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44,13.76%,42.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.4651,-0.533,6.7417)
XYZ xyz(13.3786,14.1625,12.6182)
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