California Roll is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #5f6a8b |
| Complementary Color | #737ea0 |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to California Roll Color. The Urahayanagi Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Coriander (#bbb58d) for more energetic effect. Try Old Ruin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#737ea0 is the best complementary color to California Roll. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a09574 complementary color is Lynch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Donkey Brown are #a07e73 and #94a073. Thus found on the left and right of #a09574 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Gurkha colors as they work well with California Roll.
The split-complementary California Roll palette consists of #7f73a0 and #7394a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#737ea0). Try Kimberly and Gothic colors in combination with #a09574, 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 #a09574 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 California Roll. Thus Trendy Pink and Sea Nymph giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of California Roll contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Oxley, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a09574 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid green, cool blue 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. California Roll tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#737ea0) 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 #73a094 and #a0737e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a09574 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode California Roll has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 18.8% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a09574 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #a09574 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,149,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.32, 17.26, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(45,18.8%,54.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,27.5%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.8517,-1.3098,18.9287) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.397,30.2294,20.8612) |