Twisted Tail 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 | #657ba1 |
| Complementary Color | #5e739a |
| Color Shade: | orange (38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Twisted Tail Color. The Chester 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 Butternut Wood (#7e6f59) for more calm effect. Try Juicy Fig as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5e739a is the best complementary color to Twisted Tail. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9a845e complementary color is Waikawa 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 Domino are #9a665e and #919a5e. Thus found on the left and right of #9a845e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Avocado colors as they work well with Twisted Tail.
The split-complementary Twisted Tail palette consists of #665e9a and #5e919a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e739a). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #9a845e, 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 #9a845e 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 Twisted Tail. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Twisted Tail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a845e 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. Twisted Tail tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5e739a) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copper Rose – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5e9a84 and #9a5e73.
In a RGB color space, hex #9a845e is made of 41% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Twisted Tail has a hue angle of 38°, a saturation of 24.19% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a845e is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #9a845e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,132,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 35%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 23.53, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(38,24.19%,48.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38,38.96%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.2683,2.7542,23.6233) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5981,24.1807,14.0133) |