Pale Oyster 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 | #677288 |
| Complementary Color | #778298 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Oyster Color. The Rye Brown 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 saturated alternative called Handmade (#7f735f) for more energetic effect. Try Bat Wing as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#778298 is the best complementary color to Pale Oyster. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #988d77 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 Pale Oyster are #987c77 and #929877. Thus found on the left and right of #988d77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hemp and Gurkha colors as they work well with Pale Oyster.
The split-complementary Pale Oyster palette consists of #7c7798 and #779298 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#778298). Try Waterloo and Juniper colors in combination with #988d77, 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 #988d77 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 Pale Oyster. Thus Mamba and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pale Oyster contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Laurel, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #988d77 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. Pale Oyster tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#778298) 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 #77988d and #987782.
In a RGB color space, hex #988d77 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Oyster has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 13.81% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #988d77 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #988d77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,141,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.32, 12.94, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(40,13.81%,53.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,21.71%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.0271,0.3627,13.2281) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8035,27.0571,21.3153) |