Downing Earth 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 | #778498 |
| Complementary Color | #677487 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Downing Earth Color. The San Antonio Sage 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 Heavy Brown (#73624a) for more energetic effect. Try Mole Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#677487 is the best complementary color to Downing Earth. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #887b67 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 #876a67 and #848767. Thus found on the left and right of #887b67 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Avocado colors as they work well with Downing Earth.
The split-complementary Downing Earth palette consists of #6a6787 and #678487 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#677487). Try Dolphin and Juniper colors in combination with #887b67, 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 #887b67 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 Downing Earth. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Downing Earth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Sky, Glade Green, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #887b67 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. Downing Earth tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#677487) 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 #67877b and #876774.
In a RGB color space, hex #887b67 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Downing Earth has a hue angle of 36.36°, a saturation of 13.81% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #887b67 is made of 0% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #887b67 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,123,103) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.09, 12.94, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(36.36,13.81%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.36,24.26%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.2635,1.5837,12.7571) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6845,20.3794,15.7281) |