Westminster 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 | #6383a4 |
| Complementary Color | #5b7b9c |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Westminster Color. The Bodhi Tree color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Downtown Benny Brown (#7d6a58) for more calm effect. Try Juicy Fig as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5b7b9c is the best complementary color to Westminster. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c7c5b complementary color is Horizon, 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 Leather are #9c5b5b and #9b9c5b. Thus found on the left and right of #9c7c5b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Westminster.
The split-complementary Westminster palette consists of #5b5b9c and #5b9b9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b7b9c). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #9c7c5b, 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 #9c7c5b offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Westminster. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Westminster contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Horizon, Fruit Salad, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c7c5b square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. Westminster tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5b7b9c) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Horizon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b9c7c and #9c5b7b.
In a RGB color space, hex #9c7c5b is made of 42% red, 33% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Westminster has a hue angle of 30.46°, a saturation of 26.32% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c7c5b is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #9c7c5b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,124,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 33%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 25.49, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(30.46,26.32%,48.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.46,41.67%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.2792,7.7729,22.7192) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8063,22.2386,12.988) |