Slippery Shale 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 | #848993 |
| Complementary Color | #6c717a |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Slippery Shale Color. The Limbert Leather 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 Tea Leaf (#8f8667) for more energetic effect. Try Ironclad as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6c717a is the best complementary color to Slippery Shale. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7b766c complementary color is Pale Sky, 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 Tapa are #7a6e6c and #787a6c. Thus found on the left and right of #7b766c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Pink and Bandicoot colors as they work well with Slippery Shale.
The split-complementary Slippery Shale palette consists of #6e6c7a and #6c787a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c717a). Try Dolphin and Sirocco colors in combination with #7b766c, 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 #7b766c 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 Slippery Shale. Thus Mobster and Sirocco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Slippery Shale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Sky, Xanadu, and Fedora split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b766c 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. Slippery Shale tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6c717a) and two others. The Sirocco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Empress – 120° from the complementary Pale Sky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c7a75 and #7a6c71.
In a RGB color space, hex #7b766c is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Slippery Shale has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 6.49% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b766c is made of 0% cyan, 1.97% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 51.76% black ink.
| HEX | #7b766c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(123,118,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.97, 5.89, 51.76 |
| HSL | hsl(40,6.49%,45.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,12.2%,48.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.7986,0.0382,6.1852) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3536,18.2505,16.7954) |