Heavy Ochre is calm, 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 | #648ac2 |
| Complementary Color | #3d629b |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Heavy Ochre Color. The Asian Pear color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Palomino (#bb7744) for more energetic effect. Try Sedona at Sunset as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3d629b is the best complementary color to Heavy Ochre. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9b753d complementary color is San Marino, 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 Cape Palliser are #9b463d and #929b3d. Thus found on the left and right of #9b753d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sanguine Brown and Sycamore colors as they work well with Heavy Ochre.
The split-complementary Heavy Ochre palette consists of #463d9b and #3d929b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d629b). Try Gigas and Boston Blue colors in combination with #9b753d, 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 #9b753d 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 Heavy Ochre. Thus Royal Purple and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heavy Ochre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Apple, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b753d 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. Heavy Ochre tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3d629b) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vin Rouge – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d9b75 and #9b3d63.
In a RGB color space, hex #9b753d is made of 47% red, 35% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Heavy Ochre has a hue angle of 35.74°, a saturation of 43.52% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b753d is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 36.86% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #9b753d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,117,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 35%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.9, 36.86, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(35.74,43.52%,42.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.74,60.65%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.8689,8.389,36.182) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7212,20.0281,7.1886) |