Sorrel Leaf 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 | #77819b |
| Complementary Color | #646e88 |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sorrel Leaf Color. The Hiking Trail 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 Wheat Tortilla (#a49a79) for more energetic effect. Try Archeology as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#646e88 is the best complementary color to Sorrel Leaf. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #887e64 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 Clay Creek are #886c64 and #808864. Thus found on the left and right of #887e64 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sand Dune and Flax Smoke colors as they work well with Sorrel Leaf.
The split-complementary Sorrel Leaf palette consists of #6c6488 and #648088 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#646e88). Try Rum and Slate Gray colors in combination with #887e64, 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 #887e64 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 Sorrel Leaf. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sorrel Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Sky, Viridian Green, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #887e64 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. Sorrel Leaf tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#646e88) 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 #64887e and #88646d.
In a RGB color space, hex #887e64 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Sorrel Leaf has a hue angle of 43.33°, a saturation of 15.25% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #887e64 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 14.11% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #887e64 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,126,100) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 14.11, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(43.33,15.25%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.33,26.47%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.0326,-0.5839,15.5561) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9144,21.076,15.0751) |