Spear Shaft is soft, 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 | #7af |
| Complementary Color | #038 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 26.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Spear Shaft Color. The Notorious Neanderthal color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Windsor Brown (#a75502) for more calm effect. Try Butter Fudge as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#038 is the best complementary color to Spear Shaft. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #850 complementary color is White, 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 White are #810 and #780. Thus found on the left and right of #850 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Spear Shaft.
The split-complementary Spear Shaft palette consists of #100088 and #007688 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#038). Try Navy Blue and Blue Lagoon colors in combination with #850, 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 #850 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 Spear Shaft. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spear Shaft contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #850 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. Spear Shaft tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#038) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paprika – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #085 and #880032.
In a RGB color space, hex #885500 is made of 62% red, 38% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Spear Shaft has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 26.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #885500 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #885500 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,85,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 62%, 38%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 53.33, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,100%,26.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,100%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.7857,15.4767,49.3516) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4018,11.7312,1.558) |