Gramps Shoehorn 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 | #5c7693 |
| Complementary Color | #6c85a3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gramps Shoehorn Color. The Morris Room Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Chocolate Milk (#976f4c) for more energetic effect. Try Equestrian as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6c85a3 is the best complementary color to Gramps Shoehorn. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a3896c complementary color is Bermuda 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 Sandal are #a36d6c and #a1a36c. Thus found on the left and right of #a3896c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Gramps Shoehorn.
The split-complementary Gramps Shoehorn palette consists of #6d6ca3 and #6ca1a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c85a3). Try Kimberly and Gothic colors in combination with #a3896c, 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 #a3896c 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 Gramps Shoehorn. Thus Trendy Pink and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gramps Shoehorn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda Gray, Aqua Forest, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3896c 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. Gramps Shoehorn tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6c85a3) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Bermuda Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6ca389 and #a36c85.
In a RGB color space, hex #a3896c is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Gramps Shoehorn has a hue angle of 31.64°, a saturation of 23.01% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3896c is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #a3896c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,137,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.19, 21.57, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(31.64,23.01%,53.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.64,33.74%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.752,5.4866,19.2341) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7567,26.7606,17.9424) |