Irrigation 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 | #8793a8 |
| Complementary Color | #576278 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Irrigation Color. The Eagle Rock color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Connected Grey (#898473) for more calm effect. Try Canteen as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#576278 is the best complementary color to Irrigation. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #786c57 complementary color is Comet, 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 Crocodile are #785b57 and #737857. Thus found on the left and right of #786c57 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Kokoda colors as they work well with Irrigation.
The split-complementary Irrigation palette consists of #5b5778 and #577378 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#576278). Try Smoky and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #786c57, 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 #786c57 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 Irrigation. Thus Salt Box and Cutty Sark giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Irrigation contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Comet, Cactus, and Falcon split by 90° on the color wheel. #786c57 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. Irrigation tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#576278) and two others. The Cutty Sark is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Comet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #57786c and #785762.
In a RGB color space, hex #786c57 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Irrigation has a hue angle of 38.18°, a saturation of 15.94% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #786c57 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 52.94% black ink.
| HEX | #786c57 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,108,87) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 12.94, 52.94 |
| HSL | hsl(38.18,15.94%,40.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.18,27.5%,47.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.1858,1.1262,13.4825) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8286,15.4063,11.209) |