Library Pewter Color

#7f7263

Library Pewter 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 #808d9c
Complementary Color #636f7e
Color Shade: orange (32.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.31% (better contrasting with white)
Library Pewter Color Sample
Library Pewter Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7f7263

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Library Pewter Color. The Northeast Trail 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 saturated alternative called Cacao (#6b5848) for more energetic effect. Try Sage Advice as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#636f7e is the best complementary color to Library Pewter. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7f7263 complementary color is Nevada, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sandstone are #7e6463 and #7d7e63. Thus found on the left and right of #7f7263 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sand Dune and Flax Smoke colors as they work well with Library Pewter.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Library Pewter palette consists of #64637e and #637d7e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#636f7e). Try Dolphin and Sirocco colors in combination with #7f7263, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #7f7263 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 Library Pewter. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Library Pewter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nevada, Glade Green, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f7263 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Library Pewter tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#636f7e) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Nevada. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #637e71 and #7e636f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7f7263 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Library Pewter has a hue angle of 32.14°, a saturation of 12.39% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f7263 is made of 0% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 50.2% black ink.

HEX #7f7263
RGB Decimal rgb(127,114,99)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 5.09, 10.98, 50.2
HSL hsl(32.14,12.39%,44.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.14,22.05%,49.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.819,2.4412,10.1551)
XYZ xyz(17.0218,17.4475,14.2749)
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