Congo Capture 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 | #8896a6 |
| Complementary Color | #596676 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Congo Capture Color. The Woven Basket 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 Whisky Barrel (#96745b) for more energetic effect. Try Bogart as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#596676 is the best complementary color to Congo Capture. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #776959 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 Coffee are #765a59 and #757659. Thus found on the left and right of #776959 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Kokoda colors as they work well with Congo Capture.
The split-complementary Congo Capture palette consists of #5a5976 and #597576 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#596676). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #776959, 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 #776959 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 Congo Capture. Thus Smoky and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Congo Capture contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Cactus, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #776959 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. Congo Capture tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#596676) and two others. The Corduroy 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 #597669 and #765966.
In a RGB color space, hex #776959 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Congo Capture has a hue angle of 32°, a saturation of 14.42% and a lightness of 40.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #776959 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #776959 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,105,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 11.77, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(32,14.42%,40.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32,25.21%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.2848,2.7759,11.0283) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4625,14.7464,11.5353) |