Shortgrass Prairie is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #616a83 |
| Complementary Color | #7c859e |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Shortgrass Prairie Color. The Industrial Strength color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Powdered Sage (#b7b38d) for more energetic effect. Try Vetiver as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7c859e is the best complementary color to Shortgrass Prairie. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e957c complementary color is Waterloo , 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 #9e847c and #969e7c. Thus found on the left and right of #9e957c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Sage colors as they work well with Shortgrass Prairie.
The split-complementary Shortgrass Prairie palette consists of #847c9e and #7c969e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c859e). Try Waterloo and Gumbo colors in combination with #9e957c, 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 #9e957c 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 Shortgrass Prairie. Thus Mamba and Sea Nymph giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shortgrass Prairie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waterloo , Amulet, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e957c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shortgrass Prairie tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7c859e) and two others. The Sea Nymph is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Waterloo . This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c9e95 and #9e7c85.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e957c is made of 37% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Shortgrass Prairie has a hue angle of 44.12°, a saturation of 14.91% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e957c is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e957c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,149,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 13.33, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(44.12,14.91%,55.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.12,21.52%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.8429,-0.923,14.4137) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4861,30.2192,23.4003) |