Molasses Cookie 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 | #748eb4 |
| Complementary Color | #4a648b |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Molasses Cookie Color. The Fall Harvest 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 saturated alternative called Über Umber (#7b5838) for more energetic effect. Try Cold Brew Coffee as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4a648b is the best complementary color to Molasses Cookie. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b714b complementary color is Kashmir Blue, 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 Shadow are #8b514a and #848b4a. Thus found on the left and right of #8b714b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Mix and Shadow colors as they work well with Molasses Cookie.
The split-complementary Molasses Cookie palette consists of #514a8b and #4a848b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a648b). Try Victoria and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #8b714b, 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 #8b714b 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 Molasses Cookie. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Molasses Cookie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Hippie Green, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b714b 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. Molasses Cookie tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4a648b) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a8b71 and #8b4a65.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b714b is made of 43% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Molasses Cookie has a hue angle of 35.63°, a saturation of 29.91% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b714b is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b714b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,113,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 35%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.2, 25.1, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(35.63,29.91%,41.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.63,46.04%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.2614,4.886,24.9031) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8226,17.8072,9.1544) |