Calico Rock 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 | #636a7b |
| Complementary Color | #838b9c |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Calico Rock Color. The Resort Tan 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 soft alternative called Ricochet (#817c74) for more calm effect. Try Paw Print as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#838b9c is the best complementary color to Calico Rock. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c9584 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 #9c8983 and #979c83. Thus found on the left and right of #9c9584 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Sage colors as they work well with Calico Rock.
The split-complementary Calico Rock palette consists of #88839c and #83979c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#838b9c). Try Waterloo and Regent Gray colors in combination with #9c9584, 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 #9c9584 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 Calico Rock. Thus Mamba and Granny Smith giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Calico Rock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Spanish Green, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c9584 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. Calico Rock tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#838b9c) and two others. The Granny Smith 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 #839c95 and #9c838b.
In a RGB color space, hex #9c9584 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Calico Rock has a hue angle of 42.5°, a saturation of 10.81% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c9584 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 9.42% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #9c9584 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,149,132) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 9.42, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(42.5,10.81%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.5,15.38%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.8511,-0.4246,9.8986) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6226,30.2288,26.156) |