Cricket's Cross is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #6f7587 |
| Complementary Color | #787e8f |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cricket's Cross Color. The Hillary 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 Pablo (#7a715c) for more energetic effect. Try Viking Castle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#787e8f is the best complementary color to Cricket's Cross. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #908a78 complementary color is Raven, 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 Granite Green are #8f7d78 and #8a8f78. Thus found on the left and right of #908a78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hemp and Bitter colors as they work well with Cricket's Cross.
The split-complementary Cricket's Cross palette consists of #7d788f and #78898f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#787e8f). Try Topaz and Slate Gray colors in combination with #908a78, 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 #908a78 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 Cricket's Cross. Thus Mamba and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cricket's Cross contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raven, Laurel, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #908a78 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cricket's Cross tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#787e8f) and two others. The Blue Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Raven. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #788f89 and #8f787d.
In a RGB color space, hex #908a78 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Cricket's Cross has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 9.76% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #908a78 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 43.53% black ink.
| HEX | #908a78 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(144,138,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 9.41, 43.53 |
| HSL | hsl(45,9.76%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,16.67%,56.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.5231,-0.9673,10.445) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9802,25.4623,21.4201) |