Rutherford Color

#8d734f

Rutherford 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 #728cb0
Complementary Color #4f688d
Color Shade: orange (34.84° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.14% (better contrasting with white)
Rutherford Color Sample
Rutherford Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8d734f

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Rutherford Color. The Pond Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Camel Spider (#af8751) for more energetic effect. Try Wood Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4f688d is the best complementary color to Rutherford. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d734f complementary color is Kashmir Blue, 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 Shadow are #8d544f and #888d4f. Thus found on the left and right of #8d734f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Shadow colors as they work well with Rutherford.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rutherford palette consists of #544f8d and #4f888d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f688d). Try Butterfly Bush and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #8d734f, 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 #8d734f 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 Rutherford. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rutherford contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Hippie Green, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d734f 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. Rutherford tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4f688d) 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 #4f8d73 and #8d4f69.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8d734f is made of 42% red, 34% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Rutherford has a hue angle of 34.84°, a saturation of 28.18% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d734f is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 44.71% black ink.

HEX #8d734f
RGB Decimal rgb(141,115,79)
RGB Percentage 42%, 34%, 24%
CMYK 0, 10.19, 24.31, 44.71
HSL hsl(34.84,28.18%,43.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.84,43.97%,55.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.0836,5.0617,23.7339)
XYZ xyz(18.5265,18.4887,9.9894)
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