Antique Penny 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 | #6a88b8 |
| Complementary Color | #476595 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Penny Color. The Cinnamon Sand color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pyrite Gold (#ac9362) for more calm effect. Try Queen Lioness as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#476595 is the best complementary color to Antique Penny. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #957747 complementary color is Kashmir Blue, 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 Cape Palliser are #955047 and #8c9547. Thus found on the left and right of #957747 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Sycamore colors as they work well with Antique Penny.
The split-complementary Antique Penny palette consists of #4f4795 and #478c95 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#476595). Try Victoria and Wedgewood colors in combination with #957747, 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 #957747 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 Antique Penny. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antique Penny contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Fruit Salad, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #957747 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. Antique Penny tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#476595) 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 #479577 and #954764.
In a RGB color space, hex #957747 is made of 44% red, 35% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Penny has a hue angle of 36.92°, a saturation of 35.45% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #957747 is made of 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #957747 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,119,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 35%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.76, 30.59, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(36.92,35.45%,43.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.92,52.35%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.8803,5.4436,30.6686) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1286,20.0381,8.7681) |