Orchard Plum is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #657a73 |
| Complementary Color | #859a93 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (340° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Orchard Plum Color. The Chert color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Velvet Slipper (#846c76) for more energetic effect. Try Blunt Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#859a93 is the best complementary color to Orchard Plum. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9a858c complementary color is Mantle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mountbatten Pink are #9a8596 and #9a8885. Thus found on the left and right of #9a858c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Venus and Bazaar colors as they work well with Orchard Plum.
The split-complementary Orchard Plum palette consists of #85969a and #859a88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#859a93). Try Regent Gray and Spanish Green colors in combination with #9a858c, 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 #9a858c offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orchard Plum. Thus Regent Gray and Spanish Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orchard Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mantle, Lemon Grass, and Waterloo split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a858c square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orchard Plum tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#859a93) and two others. The Spanish Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mamba – 120° from the complementary Mantle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8c9a85 and #93859a.
In a RGB color space, hex #9a858c is made of 36% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Orchard Plum has a hue angle of 340°, a saturation of 9.42% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a858c is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #9a858c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,133,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 31%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.23, 5.49, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(340,9.42%,56.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(340,13.64%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.5964,9.2009,-0.8151) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4476,25.5385,28.3464) |