Lye 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 | #616b87 |
| Complementary Color | #78829e |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Lye Color. The Willow Grey 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 Mermaid (#817a65) for more calm effect. Try Manuscript Ink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#78829e is the best complementary color to Lye. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e9478 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 Gurkha are #9e8178 and #959e78. Thus found on the left and right of #9e9478 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Sage colors as they work well with Lye.
The split-complementary Lye palette consists of #81789e and #78959e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#78829e). Try Kimberly and Gumbo colors in combination with #9e9478, 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 #9e9478 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 Lye. Thus Trendy Pink and Sea Nymph giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lye contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Amulet, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e9478 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. Lye tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#78829e) and two others. The Sea Nymph is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #789e94 and #9e7882.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e9478 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Lye has a hue angle of 44.21°, a saturation of 16.38% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e9478 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e9478 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,148,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 14.9, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(44.21,16.38%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.21,24.05%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.4856,-0.9779,16.1615) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0806,29.805,22.0422) |