Sepia Wash is soft, 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 | #66a6ea |
| Complementary Color | #155499 |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sepia Wash Color. The Autumn Leaf 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 Hairy Brown (#734a12) for more calm effect. Try Marmalade as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#155499 is the best complementary color to Sepia Wash. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #995915 complementary color is Fun Blue, 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 Hawaiian Tan are #991715 and #979915. Thus found on the left and right of #995915 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tamarillo and Hacienda colors as they work well with Sepia Wash.
The split-complementary Sepia Wash palette consists of #171599 and #159799 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#155499). Try Torea Bay and Blue Chill colors in combination with #995915, 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 #995915 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 Sepia Wash. Thus Seance and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sepia Wash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fun Blue, La Palma, and Violet Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #995915 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. Sepia Wash tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#155499) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Disco – 120° from the complementary Fun Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #159959 and #991554.
In a RGB color space, hex #995915 is made of 58% red, 34% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Sepia Wash has a hue angle of 30.91°, a saturation of 75.86% and a lightness of 34.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #995915 is made of 0% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 51.76% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #995915 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,89,21) |
| RGB Percentage | 58%, 34%, 8% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.1, 51.76, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(30.91,75.86%,34.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.91,86.27%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.1916,21.4054,46.795) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8446,13.9712,2.5184) |