Pony Express 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 | #8d959f |
| Complementary Color | #5f6772 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pony Express Color. The Bogart 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 Mocha Accent (#8d8171) for more energetic effect. Try Army Issue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5f6772 is the best complementary color to Pony Express. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #726a60 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 #72615f and #71725f. Thus found on the left and right of #726a60 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dorado and Kokoda colors as they work well with Pony Express.
The split-complementary Pony Express palette consists of #615f72 and #5f7172 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f6772). Try Dolphin and Nevada colors in combination with #726a60, 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 #726a60 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 Pony Express. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pony Express contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Finlandia, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #726a60 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. Pony Express tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5f6772) 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 #5f7269 and #725f67.
In a RGB color space, hex #726a60 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Pony Express has a hue angle of 33.33°, a saturation of 8.57% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #726a60 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #726a60 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(114,106,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 7.06, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(33.33,8.57%,41.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.33,15.79%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.2622,1.2786,6.7377) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2048,14.73,13.1608) |