Artillery Color

#746f67

Artillery 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 #8b9098
Complementary Color #676c74
Color Shade: orange (36.92° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.94% (better contrasting with white)
Artillery Color Sample
Artillery Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #746f67

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Artillery Color. The Wanderer color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Osprey (#63564b) for more energetic effect. Try Roasted Cashew as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#676c74 is the best complementary color to Artillery. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #746f67 complementary color is Nevada, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #746867 and #727467. Thus found on the left and right of #746f67 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dove Gray and Limed Ash colors as they work well with Artillery.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Artillery palette consists of #686774 and #677274 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#676c74). Try Mid Gray and Nevada colors in combination with #746f67, 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 #746f67 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 Artillery. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Artillery contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nevada, Corduroy, and Fedora split by 90° on the color wheel. #746f67 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Artillery tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#676c74) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Nevada. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #67746f and #74676c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #746f67 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Artillery has a hue angle of 36.92°, a saturation of 5.94% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #746f67 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 54.51% black ink.

HEX #746f67
RGB Decimal rgb(116,111,103)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 5.1, 54.51
HSL hsl(36.92,5.94%,42.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.92,11.21%,45.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.0546,0.4114,5.1377)
XYZ xyz(15.3351,16.0612,15.1238)
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