Tawny Owl 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 | #68748e |
| Complementary Color | #707d97 |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.05° 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 Tawny Owl Color. The Settlement color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bat Wing (#7e7466) for more calm effect. Try Greyish Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#707d97 is the best complementary color to Tawny Owl. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #978b71 complementary color is Lynch, 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 #977770 and #909770. Thus found on the left and right of #978b71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Almond Frost and Avocado colors as they work well with Tawny Owl.
The split-complementary Tawny Owl palette consists of #777097 and #709097 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#707d97). Try Kimberly and Juniper colors in combination with #978b71, 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 #978b71 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 Tawny Owl. Thus Trendy Pink and Juniper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tawny Owl contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Laurel, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #978b71 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. Tawny Owl tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#707d97) and two others. The Juniper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #70978b and #97707d.
In a RGB color space, hex #978b71 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Tawny Owl has a hue angle of 41.05°, a saturation of 15.45% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #978b71 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 14.91% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #978b71 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,139,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 14.91, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(41.05,15.45%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.05,25.17%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.2611,0.1645,15.5523) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9758,26.2368,19.3706) |