Chinchilla 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 | #637184 |
| Complementary Color | #7b899c |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinchilla Color. The Rye Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Hammered Pewter (#7e7567) for more calm effect. Try Spanish Style as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7b899c is the best complementary color to Chinchilla. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c8e7b complementary color is Regent 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 Pale Oyster are #9c7d7b and #999c7b. Thus found on the left and right of #9c8e7b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Gurkha colors as they work well with Chinchilla.
The split-complementary Chinchilla palette consists of #7d7b9c and #7b999c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b899c). Try Waterloo and Granny Smith colors in combination with #9c8e7b, 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 #9c8e7b 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 Chinchilla. Thus Mamba and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinchilla contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Amulet, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c8e7b 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. Chinchilla tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7b899c) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7b9c8e and #9c7b89.
In a RGB color space, hex #9c8e7b is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Chinchilla has a hue angle of 34.55°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c8e7b is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #9c8e7b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,142,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 12.94, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(34.55,14.29%,54.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.55,21.15%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.7475,2.0173,12.0213) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9585,27.844,22.6925) |