Sugar Maple 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 | #6389b8 |
| Complementary Color | #476c9c |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sugar Maple Color. The Golden Griffon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rawhide Canoe (#7a643f) for more calm effect. Try Carmel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#476c9c is the best complementary color to Sugar Maple. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c7647 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 #9c4b47 and #979c47. Thus found on the left and right of #9c7647 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Sycamore colors as they work well with Sugar Maple.
The split-complementary Sugar Maple palette consists of #4b479c and #47979c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#476c9c). Try Victoria and Wedgewood colors in combination with #9c7647, 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 #9c7647 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 Sugar Maple. Thus Affair and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sugar Maple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c7647 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. Sugar Maple tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#476c9c) 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 #479c76 and #9c476c.
In a RGB color space, hex #9c7647 is made of 45% red, 34% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Sugar Maple has a hue angle of 33.18°, a saturation of 37.44% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c7647 is made of 0% cyan, 14.91% magenta, 33.34% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #9c7647 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,118,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 34%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.91, 33.34, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(33.18,37.44%,44.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.18,54.49%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.3753,9.1066,31.4495) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3261,20.4797,8.7902) |