Cathay Spice 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 | #669bd3 |
| Complementary Color | #2b6199 |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cathay Spice Color. The Sanguine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Charred Clay (#885132) for more calm effect. Try Pirate Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2b6199 is the best complementary color to Cathay Spice. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #99642c complementary color is St Tropaz, 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 Paarl are #992d2b and #97992b. Thus found on the left and right of #99642c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stiletto and Luxor Gold colors as they work well with Cathay Spice.
The split-complementary Cathay Spice palette consists of #2d2b99 and #2b9799 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b6199). Try Jacksons Purple and Lochinvar colors in combination with #99642c, 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 #99642c 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 Cathay Spice. Thus Daisy Bush and Eucalyptus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cathay Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary St Tropaz, Forest Green, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #99642c 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. Cathay Spice tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2b6199) and two others. The Eucalyptus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary St Tropaz. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2b9964 and #992b61.
In a RGB color space, hex #99642c is made of 52% red, 34% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Cathay Spice has a hue angle of 30.83°, a saturation of 55.33% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99642c is made of 0% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 42.75% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #99642c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,100,44) |
| RGB Percentage | 52%, 34%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 20.78, 42.75, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(30.83,55.33%,38.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.83,71.24%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.0642,16.0916,39.4408) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1487,16.0685,4.5279) |