Spacious Plain Color

#9a8557

Spacious Plain 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 #657aa8
Complementary Color #576b9a
Color Shade: orange (41.19° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.25% (better contrasting with white)
Spacious Plain Color Sample
Spacious Plain Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9a8557

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Spacious Plain Color. The Ground Cumin 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 Tantanmen Brown (#857158) for more calm effect. Try Green Bean Casserole as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#576b9a is the best complementary color to Spacious Plain. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9a8557 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Barley Corn are #9a6357 and #8d9a57. Thus found on the left and right of #9a8557 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Asparagus colors as they work well with Spacious Plain.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Spacious Plain palette consists of #63579a and #578d9a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#576b9a). Try Scampi and Horizon colors in combination with #9a8557, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #9a8557 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 Spacious Plain. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Spacious Plain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Fruit Salad, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a8557 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Spacious Plain tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#576b9a) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Au Chico – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #579a85 and #9a576b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9a8557 is made of 41% red, 36% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Spacious Plain has a hue angle of 41.19°, a saturation of 27.8% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a8557 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 39.61% black ink.

HEX #9a8557
RGB Decimal rgb(154,133,87)
RGB Percentage 41%, 36%, 23%
CMYK 0, 8.23, 26.27, 39.61
HSL hsl(41.19,27.8%,47.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.19,43.51%,60.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.4199,1.3719,27.7146)
XYZ xyz(23.4343,24.3332,12.4785)
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