Excelsior Color

#908b85

Excelsior 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 #6f747a
Complementary Color #858a90
Color Shade: orange (32.73° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.31% (better contrasting with white)
Excelsior Color Sample
Excelsior Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #908b85

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Excelsior Color. The Forgotten Sandstone 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 Spanish Galleon (#817863) for more energetic effect. Try The Cottage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#858a90 is the best complementary color to Excelsior. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #908b85 complementary color is Oslo Gray, 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 Natural Gray are #908585 and #8f9085. Thus found on the left and right of #908b85 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Excelsior.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Excelsior palette consists of #858590 and #858f90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#858a90). Try Waterloo and Oslo Gray colors in combination with #908b85, 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 #908b85 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 Excelsior. Thus Mamba and Gunsmoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Excelsior contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Stack, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #908b85 square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. Excelsior tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#858a90) and two others. The Gunsmoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Venus – 120° from the complementary Oslo Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #85908b and #90858a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #908b85 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Excelsior has a hue angle of 32.73°, a saturation of 4.72% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #908b85 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 43.53% black ink.

HEX #908b85
RGB Decimal rgb(144,139,133)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 4.31, 43.53
HSL hsl(32.73,4.72%,54.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.73,7.64%,56.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.1205,0.7371,3.8577)
XYZ xyz(24.9679,26.088,25.9098)
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