Sultry Castle 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 | #6b727b |
| Complementary Color | #848b94 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sultry Castle Color. The Rye Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dinosaur Bone (#827563) for more energetic effect. Try Deconstruction as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#848b94 is the best complementary color to Sultry Castle. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #948d84 complementary color is Oslo Gray, 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 Natural Gray are #948584 and #939484. Thus found on the left and right of #948d84 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Sultry Castle.
The split-complementary Sultry Castle palette consists of #858494 and #849394 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#848b94). Try Waterloo and Oslo Gray colors in combination with #948d84, 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 #948d84 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 Sultry Castle. Thus Mamba and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sultry Castle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Spanish Green, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #948d84 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. Sultry Castle tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#848b94) and two others. The Mantle 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 #84948d and #94848b.
In a RGB color space, hex #948d84 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Sultry Castle has a hue angle of 33.75°, a saturation of 6.96% and a lightness of 54.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #948d84 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #948d84 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(148,141,132) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 6.28, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(33.75,6.96%,54.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.75,10.81%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.9851,0.9572,5.7186) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9025,27.0116,25.6783) |