Mendocino Hills 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 | #7c859b |
| Complementary Color | #636c83 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mendocino Hills Color. The Desert Tan 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 Spelt Grain Brown (#a38c6b) for more energetic effect. Try Smoky Grey Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#636c83 is the best complementary color to Mendocino Hills. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #837a64 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 Makara are #836a63 and #7c8363. Thus found on the left and right of #837a64 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sand Dune and Flax Smoke colors as they work well with Mendocino Hills.
The split-complementary Mendocino Hills palette consists of #6a6383 and #637c83 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#636c83). Try Dolphin and Pale Sky colors in combination with #837a64, 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 #837a64 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 Mendocino Hills. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mendocino Hills contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Sky, Viridian Green, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #837a64 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. Mendocino Hills tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#636c83) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Pale Sky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #63837a and #83636c.
In a RGB color space, hex #837a64 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Mendocino Hills has a hue angle of 42.58°, a saturation of 13.42% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #837a64 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 12.15% yellow and 48.63% black ink.
| HEX | #837a64 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(131,122,100) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 12.15, 48.63 |
| HSL | hsl(42.58,13.42%,45.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.58,23.66%,51.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.4557,-0.3667,13.3066) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6199,19.6645,14.8708) |