Soft Tone Ink is soft, 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 | #629fe9 |
| Complementary Color | #16529d |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Tone Ink Color. The Milvus Milvus Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Brown Eyed Girl (#89491a) for more calm effect. Try Falafel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#16529d is the best complementary color to Soft Tone Ink. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9d6016 complementary color is Fun Blue, 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 Hawaiian Tan are #9d1c16 and #969d16. Thus found on the left and right of #9d6016 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tamarillo and Citron colors as they work well with Soft Tone Ink.
The split-complementary Soft Tone Ink palette consists of #1c169d and #16969d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#16529d). Try Torea Bay and Eastern Blue colors in combination with #9d6016, 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 #9d6016 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 Soft Tone Ink. Thus Seance and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Tone Ink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fun Blue, La Palma, and Violet Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d6016 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. Soft Tone Ink tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#16529d) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Disco – 120° from the complementary Fun Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #169d60 and #9d1652.
In a RGB color space, hex #9d6016 is made of 57% red, 35% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Tone Ink has a hue angle of 32.89°, a saturation of 75.42% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d6016 is made of 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #9d6016 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,96,22) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 35%, 8% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.92, 52.94, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(32.89,75.42%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.89,85.99%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.4343,19.2486,48.5587) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2323,15.5918,2.8076) |