Water Tower 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 | #6a7077 |
| Complementary Color | #888e95 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Tower Color. The Grange Hall 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 Mountain Elk (#867965) for more energetic effect. Try Clayton as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#888e95 is the best complementary color to Water Tower. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #958f88 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 #958888 and #949588. Thus found on the left and right of #958f88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Water Tower.
The split-complementary Water Tower palette consists of #888895 and #889495 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#888e95). Try Manatee and Oslo Gray colors in combination with #958f88, 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 #958f88 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 Water Tower. Thus Mountain Mist and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Tower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Stack, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #958f88 square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. Water Tower tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#888e95) 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 #88958f and #95888d.
In a RGB color space, hex #958f88 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Water Tower has a hue angle of 32.31°, a saturation of 5.78% and a lightness of 55.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #958f88 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #958f88 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,143,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 5.1, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(32.31,5.78%,55.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.31,8.72%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.7186,0.9287,4.5033) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6608,27.8121,27.2556) |