Ceylonese Color

#756858

Ceylonese 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 #8a97a7
Complementary Color #586575
Color Shade: orange (33.1° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.2% (better contrasting with white)
Ceylonese Color Sample
Ceylonese Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #756858

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ceylonese Color. The Crust 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 Mocha Accent (#8d8171) for more calm effect. Try Portabella as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#586575 is the best complementary color to Ceylonese. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #756858 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 mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coffee are #755958 and #737558. Thus found on the left and right of #756858 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Kokoda colors as they work well with Ceylonese.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ceylonese palette consists of #595875 and #587375 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#586575). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #756858, 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 #756858 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 Ceylonese. Thus Salt Box and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ceylonese contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Cactus, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #756858 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. Ceylonese tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#586575) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #587568 and #755864.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #756858 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Ceylonese has a hue angle of 33.1°, a saturation of 14.15% and a lightness of 40.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #756858 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 54.12% black ink.

HEX #756858
RGB Decimal rgb(117,104,88)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 28%
CMYK 0, 5.1, 11.37, 54.12
HSL hsl(33.1,14.15%,40.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.1,24.79%,45.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.7831,2.3631,10.8968)
XYZ xyz(14.0479,14.3871,11.2691)
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