Black Headed Gull 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 | #637a93 |
| Complementary Color | #6c839c |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Headed Gull Color. The Tankard Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Golden Sage (#b09d73) for more energetic effect. Try Antiquities as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6c839c is the best complementary color to Black Headed Gull. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c856c complementary color is Lynch, 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 Arrowtown are #9c6d6c and #9b9c6c. Thus found on the left and right of #9c856c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Gurkha colors as they work well with Black Headed Gull.
The split-complementary Black Headed Gull palette consists of #6c6c9c and #6c9b9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c839c). Try Kimberly and Gothic colors in combination with #9c856c, 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 #9c856c 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 Black Headed Gull. Thus Trendy Pink and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Headed Gull contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Laurel, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c856c 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. Black Headed Gull tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6c839c) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c9c85 and #9c6c83.
In a RGB color space, hex #9c856c is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Black Headed Gull has a hue angle of 31.25°, a saturation of 19.51% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c856c is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 18.83% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #9c856c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,133,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 18.83, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(31.25,19.51%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.25,30.77%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.0029,4.8545,16.7327) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8046,24.9257,17.6912) |