Shipwreck 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 | #69788d |
| Complementary Color | #728196 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35° 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 Shipwreck Color. The Donkey 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 soft alternative called Deconstruction (#7b736b) for more calm effect. Try Bancroft Village as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#728196 is the best complementary color to Shipwreck. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #968772 complementary color is Slate 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 Arrowtown are #967572 and #939672. Thus found on the left and right of #968772 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hemp and Gurkha colors as they work well with Shipwreck.
The split-complementary Shipwreck palette consists of #757296 and #729396 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#728196). Try Waterloo and Juniper colors in combination with #968772, 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 #968772 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 Shipwreck. Thus Rum and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shipwreck contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Laurel, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #968772 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. Shipwreck tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#728196) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #729687 and #967281.
In a RGB color space, hex #968772 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Shipwreck has a hue angle of 35°, a saturation of 14.63% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #968772 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 14.11% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #968772 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,135,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 14.11, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(35,14.63%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35,24%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.1016,2.1559,13.3599) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2789,25.0269,19.4706) |