Mango Squash Color

#8e6c39

Mango Squash is calm, 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 #7193c6
Complementary Color #385a8e
Color Shade: orange (36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.02% (better contrasting with white)
Mango Squash Color Sample
Mango Squash Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8e6c39

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mango Squash Color. The Greek Olive 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 soft alternative called Kiss Candy (#aa854a) for more calm effect. Try Tanooki Suit Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#385a8e is the best complementary color to Mango Squash. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8e6c39 complementary color is Chambray, 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 Potters Clay are #8e4138 and #858e38. Thus found on the left and right of #8e6c39 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sanguine Brown and Sycamore colors as they work well with Mango Squash.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mango Squash palette consists of #41388e and #38858e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#385a8e). Try Gigas and Paradiso colors in combination with #8e6c39, 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 #8e6c39 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 Mango Squash. Thus Eminence and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mango Squash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chambray, Sea Green, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e6c39 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. Mango Squash tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#385a8e) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camelot – 120° from the complementary Chambray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #388e6c and #8e385a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8e6c39 is made of 46% red, 35% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Mango Squash has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 42.71% and a lightness of 39.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e6c39 is made of 0% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 33.34% yellow and 44.31% black ink.

HEX #8e6c39
RGB Decimal rgb(142,108,57)
RGB Percentage 46%, 35%, 19%
CMYK 0, 13.34, 33.34, 44.31
HSL hsl(36,42.71%,39.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36,59.86%,55.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.9706,7.387,33.3562)
XYZ xyz(17.2564,16.7713,6.1986)
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