Native Soil 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 | #778496 |
| Complementary Color | #697588 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Native Soil Color. The Ploughed Earth color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Folk Guitar (#7a634f) for more energetic effect. Try Shiitake Mushroom as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#697588 is the best complementary color to Native Soil. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #887b69 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 #886b69 and #858869. Thus found on the left and right of #887b69 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Avocado colors as they work well with Native Soil.
The split-complementary Native Soil palette consists of #6b6988 and #698588 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#697588). Try Storm Gray and Juniper colors in combination with #887b69, 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 #887b69 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 Native Soil. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Native Soil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Sky, Glade Green, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #887b69 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. Native Soil tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#697588) 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 #69887b and #886975.
In a RGB color space, hex #887b69 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Native Soil has a hue angle of 34.84°, a saturation of 12.86% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #887b69 is made of 0% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 12.15% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #887b69 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,123,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.09, 12.15, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(34.84,12.86%,47.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.84,22.79%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.3089,1.8963,11.6584) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7861,20.4201,16.2632) |