Fingerpaint 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 | #75819e |
| Complementary Color | #616c8a |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Fingerpaint Color. The Wheat Tortilla 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 Quail Valley (#ab9673) for more energetic effect. Try Tea Leaf Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#616c8a is the best complementary color to Fingerpaint. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8a7e61 complementary color is Lynch, 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 #8a6961 and #818a61. Thus found on the left and right of #8a7e61 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cement and Avocado colors as they work well with Fingerpaint.
The split-complementary Fingerpaint palette consists of #69618a and #61818a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#616c8a). Try Rum and Juniper colors in combination with #8a7e61, 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 #8a7e61 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 Fingerpaint. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fingerpaint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Glade Green, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a7e61 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. Fingerpaint tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#616c8a) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #618a7e and #8a616c.
In a RGB color space, hex #8a7e61 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Fingerpaint has a hue angle of 42.44°, a saturation of 17.45% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a7e61 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #8a7e61 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,126,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 16.08, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(42.44,17.45%,46.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.44,29.71%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.1547,-0.1918,17.4773) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0998,21.188,14.3396) |