Sponge Color

#a49775

Sponge 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 #5b688a
Complementary Color #7582a4
Color Shade: orange (43.4° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 55.1% (better contrasting with white)
Sponge Color Sample
Sponge Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a49775

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sponge Color. The Calf Skin 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 soft alternative called Elmwood (#8c7c61) for more calm effect. Try Howling Coyote as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7582a4 is the best complementary color to Sponge. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a49775 complementary color is Lynch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Donkey Brown are #a47f75 and #99a475. Thus found on the left and right of #a49775 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Sage colors as they work well with Sponge.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sponge palette consists of #7f75a4 and #7599a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7582a4). Try Kimberly and Gothic colors in combination with #a49775, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a49775 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 Sponge. Thus Trendy Pink and Sea Nymph giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sponge contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Amulet, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a49775 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sponge tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7582a4) and two others. The Sea Nymph is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pharlap – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #75a497 and #a47582.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a49775 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Sponge has a hue angle of 43.4°, a saturation of 20.52% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a49775 is made of 0% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #a49775
RGB Decimal rgb(164,151,117)
RGB Percentage 38%, 35%, 27%
CMYK 0, 5.09, 18.43, 35.69
HSL hsl(43.4,20.52%,55.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.4,28.66%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.7685,-0.6552,19.6819)
XYZ xyz(29.5873,31.3101,21.3137)
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