Caps is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #81858a |
| Complementary Color | #75797d |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Caps Color. The Tyson Taupe color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Never Cry Wolf (#6e6455) for more energetic effect. Try Putty Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#75797d is the best complementary color to Caps. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e7a75 complementary color is Rolling Stone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tapa are #7d7575 and #7d7d75. Thus found on the left and right of #7e7a75 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Boulder and Friar Gray colors as they work well with Caps.
The split-complementary Caps palette consists of #75757d and #757d7d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#75797d). Try Jumbo and Sirocco colors in combination with #7e7a75, 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 #7e7a75 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 Caps. Thus Mobster and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caps contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rolling Stone, Xanadu, and Fedora split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e7a75 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Caps tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#75797d) and two others. The Blue Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Empress – 120° from the complementary Rolling Stone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #757d7a and #7d7578.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e7a75 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Caps has a hue angle of 33.33°, a saturation of 3.7% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e7a75 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #7e7a75 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,122,117) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 3.53, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(33.33,3.7%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.33,7.14%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.4266,0.5609,3.2673) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7746,19.639,19.6308) |