Lazy Afternoon 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 | #686d74 |
| Complementary Color | #8b9097 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Lazy Afternoon Color. The Eagle's Meadow 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 Tadpole (#7d7771) for more calm effect. Try Virtual Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8b9097 is the best complementary color to Lazy Afternoon. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #97928b 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 #978b8b and #96978b. Thus found on the left and right of #97928b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Lazy Afternoon.
The split-complementary Lazy Afternoon palette consists of #8b8b97 and #8b9697 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b9097). Try Manatee and Oslo Gray colors in combination with #97928b, 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 #97928b 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 Lazy Afternoon. Thus Mountain Mist and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lazy Afternoon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Stack, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #97928b 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. Lazy Afternoon tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8b9097) 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 #8b9792 and #978b90.
In a RGB color space, hex #97928b is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Lazy Afternoon has a hue angle of 35°, a saturation of 5.45% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #97928b is made of 0% cyan, 1.97% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #97928b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,146,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.97, 4.71, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(35,5.45%,56.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35,7.95%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.7827,0.5468,4.3528) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7016,29.0012,28.5638) |