Settlement 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 | #81868f |
| Complementary Color | #70757e |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Settlement Color. The Stonegate color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gropius Grey (#63615d) for more calm effect. Try Shadow Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#70757e is the best complementary color to Settlement. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e7970 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 #7e7170 and #7c7e70. Thus found on the left and right of #7e7970 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Pink and Bandicoot colors as they work well with Settlement.
The split-complementary Settlement palette consists of #71707e and #707c7e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#70757e). Try Storm Gray and Sirocco colors in combination with #7e7970, 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 #7e7970 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 Settlement. Thus Mobster and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Settlement contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Sky, Xanadu, and Fedora split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e7970 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. Settlement tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#70757e) and two others. The Blue Smoke 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 #707e79 and #7e7075.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e7970 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Settlement has a hue angle of 38.57°, a saturation of 5.88% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e7970 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #7e7970 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,121,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 5.49, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(38.57,5.88%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.57,11.11%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.0134,0.2148,5.6067) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3662,19.2802,18.0827) |