Archivist 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 | #60738c |
| Complementary Color | #72859f |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Archivist Color. The Covert Green 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 saturated alternative called Liver Chestnut (#987456) for more energetic effect. Try Fetched Stick as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#72859f is the best complementary color to Archivist. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9f8c73 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 Donkey Brown are #9f7672 and #9b9f72. Thus found on the left and right of #9f8c73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Gurkha colors as they work well with Archivist.
The split-complementary Archivist palette consists of #76729f and #729b9f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#72859f). Try Kimberly and Gothic colors in combination with #9f8c73, 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 #9f8c73 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 Archivist. Thus Trendy Pink and Oxley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Archivist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Amulet, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f8c73 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. Archivist tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#72859f) and two others. The Oxley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #729f8c and #9f7285.
In a RGB color space, hex #9f8c73 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Archivist has a hue angle of 34.09°, a saturation of 18.64% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f8c73 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 17.25% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #9f8c73 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,140,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 17.25, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(34.09,18.64%,53.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.09,27.67%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.3106,3.1362,15.9849) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7707,27.3649,20.0906) |