Center Ridge Color

#817a69

Center Ridge 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 #7e8596
Complementary Color #696f81
Color Shade: orange (42.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.88% (better contrasting with white)
Center Ridge Color Sample
Center Ridge Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #817a69

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Center Ridge Color. The Britches color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mossy Gold (#9c9273) for more energetic effect. Try Rikyūnezumi Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#696f81 is the best complementary color to Center Ridge. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #817a69 complementary color is Storm 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 Makara are #816e69 and #7b8169. Thus found on the left and right of #817a69 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sand Dune and Flax Smoke colors as they work well with Center Ridge.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Center Ridge palette consists of #6e6981 and #697b81 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#696f81). Try Dolphin and Pale Sky colors in combination with #817a69, 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 #817a69 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 Center Ridge. Thus Rum and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Center Ridge contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Gray, Xanadu, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #817a69 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. Center Ridge tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#696f81) and two others. The Blue Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spicy Pink – 120° from the complementary Storm Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #69817a and #81696f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #817a69 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Center Ridge has a hue angle of 42.5°, a saturation of 10.26% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #817a69 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 49.41% black ink.

HEX #817a69
RGB Decimal rgb(129,122,105)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 2.75, 9.41, 49.41
HSL hsl(42.5,10.26%,45.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.5,18.6%,50.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.3889,-0.3768,10.2741)
XYZ xyz(18.5626,19.6061,16.1706)
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