Sneaky Sesame Color

#896a46

Sneaky Sesame 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 #7695b9
Complementary Color #466489
Color Shade: orange (32.24° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.59% (better contrasting with white)
Sneaky Sesame Color Sample
Sneaky Sesame Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #896a46

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sneaky Sesame Color. The Bronze Mist 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 soft alternative called Burley Wood (#695641) for more calm effect. Try Moose Fur as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#466489 is the best complementary color to Sneaky Sesame. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #896a46 complementary color is Bismark, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spicy Mix are #894846 and #868946. Thus found on the left and right of #896a46 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Sycamore colors as they work well with Sneaky Sesame.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sneaky Sesame palette consists of #484689 and #468689 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#466489). Try Victoria and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #896a46, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #896a46 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 Sneaky Sesame. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sneaky Sesame contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Hippie Green, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #896a46 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sneaky Sesame tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#466489) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Bismark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #46896a and #894664.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #896a46 is made of 44% red, 34% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Sneaky Sesame has a hue angle of 32.24°, a saturation of 32.37% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #896a46 is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 26.28% yellow and 46.27% black ink.

HEX #896a46
RGB Decimal rgb(137,106,70)
RGB Percentage 44%, 34%, 22%
CMYK 0, 12.16, 26.28, 46.27
HSL hsl(32.24,32.37%,40.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.24,48.91%,53.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.0644,7.5221,24.8871)
XYZ xyz(16.5761,16.0686,8.0223)
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