Cumin Ochre Color

#a06600

Cumin Ochre is soft, 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 #5f99ff
Complementary Color #003aa0
Color Shade: orange (38.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.37% (better contrasting with white)
Cumin Ochre Color Sample
Cumin Ochre Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a06600

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cumin Ochre Color. The Mustard Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Guo Tie Dumpling (#bd7e08) for more calm effect. Try Qahvei Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#003aa0 is the best complementary color to Cumin Ochre. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a06600 complementary color is Smalt, 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 Chelsea Gem are #a01600 and #89a000. Thus found on the left and right of #a06600 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bright Red and Limeade colors as they work well with Cumin Ochre.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cumin Ochre palette consists of #1600a0 and #0089a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#003aa0). Try Navy Blue and Deep Cerulean colors in combination with #a06600, 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 #a06600 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 Cumin Ochre. Thus Purple and Green Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cumin Ochre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt, Fun Green, and Flirt split by 90° on the color wheel. #a06600 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. Cumin Ochre tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#003aa0) and two others. The Green Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paprika – 120° from the complementary Smalt. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00a066 and #a0003a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a06600 is made of 61% red, 39% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Cumin Ochre has a hue angle of 38.25°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 31.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a06600 is made of 0% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 62.75% yellow and 37.25% black ink.

HEX #a06600
RGB Decimal rgb(160,102,0)
RGB Percentage 61%, 39%, 0%
CMYK 0, 22.75, 62.75, 37.25
HSL hsl(38.25,100%,31.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.25,100%,62.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.2302,16.7687,55.7593)
XYZ xyz(19.2486,16.9763,2.2622)
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