Archeology 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 | #9195a1 |
| Complementary Color | #5e626e |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Archeology Color. The Clay Bath 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 Turtle Shell (#897c64) for more energetic effect. Try Pettingill Sage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5e626e is the best complementary color to Archeology. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e6a5e 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 Flint are #6e625e and #6a6e5e. Thus found on the left and right of #6e6a5e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dorado and Siam colors as they work well with Archeology.
The split-complementary Archeology palette consists of #625e6e and #5e6a6e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e626e). Try Smoky and Nevada colors in combination with #6e6a5e, 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 #6e6a5e 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 Archeology. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Archeology contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Corduroy, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e6a5e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Archeology tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5e626e) 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 #5e6e6a and #6e5e62.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e6a5e is made of 35% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Archeology has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 7.84% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e6a5e is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 56.86% black ink.
| HEX | #6e6a5e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,106,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 6.28, 56.86 |
| HSL | hsl(45,7.84%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,14.55%,43.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.8451,-0.7133,7.2941) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6048,14.4312,12.6581) |