Sierra Foothills 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 | #5d7598 |
| Complementary Color | #667fa2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sierra Foothills Color. The Gold Spike color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Olive Ochre (#837752) for more calm effect. Try Cocoa Delight as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#667fa2 is the best complementary color to Sierra Foothills. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a28a67 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 #a26c66 and #9ca266. Thus found on the left and right of #a28a67 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Sierra Foothills.
The split-complementary Sierra Foothills palette consists of #6c66a2 and #669ca2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#667fa2). Try Kimberly and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a28a67, 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 #a28a67 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 Sierra Foothills. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sierra Foothills contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #a28a67 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. Sierra Foothills tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#667fa2) and two others. The Patina 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 #66a289 and #a2667e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a28a67 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Sierra Foothills has a hue angle of 35.59°, a saturation of 24.08% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a28a67 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #a28a67 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,138,103) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 23.14, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(35.59,24.08%,51.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.59,36.42%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.8237,3.8671,22.1232) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.437,26.8376,16.6188) |