Water Wheel 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 | #5d7a99 |
| Complementary Color | #6582a2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Wheel Color. The Rich Reward color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mongoose (#b5a27f) for more energetic effect. Try Tiki Straw as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6582a2 is the best complementary color to Water Wheel. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a28566 complementary color is Hoki, 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 Sandal are #a26665 and #a1a265. Thus found on the left and right of #a28566 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Water Wheel.
The split-complementary Water Wheel palette consists of #6665a2 and #65a1a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6582a2). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a28566, 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 #a28566 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 Water Wheel. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Wheel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #a28566 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. Water Wheel tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6582a2) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Hoki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #65a284 and #a26583.
In a RGB color space, hex #a28566 is made of 41% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Water Wheel has a hue angle of 31°, a saturation of 24.39% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a28566 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #a28566 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,133,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 23.53, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(31,24.39%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31,37.04%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.4783,6.5467,20.8786) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6861,25.4157,16.1223) |