Mother Lode 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 | #5d789e |
| Complementary Color | #617ba2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mother Lode Color. The Shadow 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 soft alternative called The Blarney Stone (#ab9f89) for more calm effect. Try Sandy Bluff as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#617ba2 is the best complementary color to Mother Lode. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a28761 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, 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 Barley Corn are #a26661 and #9ca261. Thus found on the left and right of #a28761 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Mother Lode.
The split-complementary Mother Lode palette consists of #6661a2 and #619ca2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#617ba2). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a28761, 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 #a28761 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 Mother Lode. Thus Deluge and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mother Lode contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #a28761 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. Mother Lode tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#617ba2) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Coral Tree – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #61a287 and #a2617b.
In a RGB color space, hex #a28761 is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Mother Lode has a hue angle of 35.08°, a saturation of 25.9% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a28761 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #a28761 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,135,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 34%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 25.49, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(35.08,25.9%,50.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.08,40.12%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.9157,4.8114,24.268) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7219,25.8724,14.9474) |