Pier is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #777a82 |
| Complementary Color | #7c7f88 |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pier Color. The Dusty Mountain color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pablo (#7a715c) for more energetic effect. Try Wooster Smoke as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7c7f88 is the best complementary color to Pier. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #88857d complementary color is Raven, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Natural Gray are #887f7c and #85887c. Thus found on the left and right of #88857d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Bitter colors as they work well with Pier.
The split-complementary Pier palette consists of #7f7c88 and #7c8588 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c7f88). Try Topaz and Rolling Stone colors in combination with #88857d, 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 #88857d offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pier. Thus Mamba and Gunsmoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pier contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raven, Xanadu, and Suva Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #88857d square combo is a palette of orange, cool 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. Pier tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7c7f88) and two others. The Gunsmoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hurricane – 120° from the complementary Raven. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c8885 and #887c7f.
In a RGB color space, hex #88857d is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pier has a hue angle of 43.64°, a saturation of 4.42% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88857d is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #88857d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,133,125) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.17, 4.31, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(43.64,4.42%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.64,8.09%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.5735,-0.3872,4.7006) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2425,23.49,22.7637) |