Wasteland 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 | #6377aa |
| Complementary Color | #54699c |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Wasteland Color. The Grog Yellow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gold Spike (#907047) for more energetic effect. Try Dull Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#54699c is the best complementary color to Wasteland. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c8855 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, 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 Barley Corn are #9c6454 and #8c9c54. Thus found on the left and right of #9c8855 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Leather and Asparagus colors as they work well with Wasteland.
The split-complementary Wasteland palette consists of #64549c and #548c9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54699c). Try Butterfly Bush and Horizon colors in combination with #9c8855, 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 #9c8855 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 Wasteland. Thus Affair and Breaker Bay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wasteland contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Fruit Salad, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c8855 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. Wasteland tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#54699c) and two others. The Breaker Bay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Au Chico – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #549c87 and #9c5469.
In a RGB color space, hex #9c8855 is made of 41% red, 36% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Wasteland has a hue angle of 43.1°, a saturation of 29.46% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c8855 is made of 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 27.85% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #9c8855 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,136,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 36%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.85, 27.85, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(43.1,29.46%,47.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.1,45.51%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.3976,0.3357,30.0998) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1542,25.3321,12.2109) |