Autumn Laurel 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 | #627299 |
| Complementary Color | #65759d |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Autumn Laurel Color. The Guy 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 Olive Sapling (#7f7452) for more calm effect. Try Chocolate Velvet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#65759d is the best complementary color to Autumn Laurel. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9d8d66 complementary color is Lynch, 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 Sandal are #9d7165 and #919d65. Thus found on the left and right of #9d8d66 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Toast and Avocado colors as they work well with Autumn Laurel.
The split-complementary Autumn Laurel palette consists of #71659d and #65919d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#65759d). Try Kimberly and Gothic colors in combination with #9d8d66, 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 #9d8d66 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 Autumn Laurel. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Autumn Laurel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d8d66 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. Autumn Laurel tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#65759d) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Copper Rose – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #659d8d and #9d6575.
In a RGB color space, hex #9d8d66 is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Autumn Laurel has a hue angle of 42.55°, a saturation of 21.91% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d8d66 is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #9d8d66 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,141,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.28, 21.57, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(42.55,21.91%,50.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.55,35.03%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.138,-0.0138,23.0176) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8278,27.1772,16.4548) |