Middle Ditch 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 | #8396bd |
| Complementary Color | #41557c |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Middle Ditch Color. The Cowboy Boots color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bronzed Brass (#9b7e4e) for more energetic effect. Try Prehistoric Wood as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#41557c is the best complementary color to Middle Ditch. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7c6942 complementary color is East Bay, 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 Yellow Metal are #7c4b41 and #717c41. Thus found on the left and right of #7c6942 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Mix and Dingley colors as they work well with Middle Ditch.
The split-complementary Middle Ditch palette consists of #4c417c and #41717c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#41557c). Try East Bay and Faded Jade colors in combination with #7c6942, 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 #7c6942 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 Middle Ditch. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Middle Ditch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Bay, Goblin, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c6942 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. Middle Ditch tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#41557c) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary East Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #417c69 and #7c4155.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c6942 is made of 42% red, 36% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Middle Ditch has a hue angle of 40.34°, a saturation of 30.53% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c6942 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 22.75% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #7c6942 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,105,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 36%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 22.75, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(40.34,30.53%,37.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.34,46.77%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.3336,1.8541,24.68) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3471,14.7816,7.2512) |