Spanish Galleon Color

#817863

Spanish Galleon 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 #7e879c
Complementary Color #626b81
Color Shade: orange (42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.71% (better contrasting with white)
Spanish Galleon Color Sample
Spanish Galleon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #817863

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Spanish Galleon Color. The Stonecrop 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 Makara (#695f50) for more energetic effect. Try Manzanilla Olive as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#626b81 is the best complementary color to Spanish Galleon. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #817863 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, 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 Pablo are #816962 and #7a8162. Thus found on the left and right of #817863 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sand Dune and Flax Smoke colors as they work well with Spanish Galleon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Spanish Galleon palette consists of #686281 and #627a81 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#626b81). Try Dolphin and Nevada colors in combination with #817863, 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 #817863 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 Spanish Galleon. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Spanish Galleon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Viridian Green, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #817863 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. Spanish Galleon tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#626b81) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #628178 and #81626b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #817863 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Spanish Galleon has a hue angle of 42°, a saturation of 13.16% and a lightness of 44.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #817863 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 49.41% black ink.

HEX #817863
RGB Decimal rgb(129,120,99)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 28%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 11.77, 49.41
HSL hsl(42,13.16%,44.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42,23.26%,50.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.6883,-0.2014,12.795)
XYZ xyz(18.0219,19.0009,14.5221)
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