Ridgecrest Color

#9d8861

Ridgecrest 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 #62779e
Complementary Color #61769d
Color Shade: orange (39° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.8% (better contrasting with white)
Ridgecrest Color Sample
Ridgecrest Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9d8861

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ridgecrest Color. The China Cinnamon 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 Dull Brown (#876e4b) for more energetic effect. Try Swamp as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#61769d is the best complementary color to Ridgecrest. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9d8861 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #9d6961 and #939d61. Thus found on the left and right of #9d8861 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Toast and Avocado colors as they work well with Ridgecrest.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ridgecrest palette consists of #69619d and #61939d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#61769d). Try Kimberly and Gothic colors in combination with #9d8861, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #9d8861 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 Ridgecrest. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ridgecrest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d8861 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ridgecrest tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#61769d) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copper Rose – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #619d88 and #9d6175.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9d8861 is made of 40% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Ridgecrest has a hue angle of 39°, a saturation of 23.62% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d8861 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 38.43% black ink.

HEX #9d8861
RGB Decimal rgb(157,136,97)
RGB Percentage 40%, 35%, 25%
CMYK 0, 8.24, 23.53, 38.43
HSL hsl(39,23.62%,49.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39,38.22%,61.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.6933,2.1444,23.8841)
XYZ xyz(24.8665,25.6395,14.9476)
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