Cloudy Today 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 | #595f69 |
| Complementary Color | #969ca5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cloudy Today Color. The Courtyard Green 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 Schooner (#8b847e) for more calm effect. Try Shipwreck as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#969ca5 is the best complementary color to Cloudy Today. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a6a096 complementary color is Manatee, 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 Dawn are #a59896 and #a3a596. Thus found on the left and right of #a6a096 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Cloudy Today.
The split-complementary Cloudy Today palette consists of #9896a5 and #96a3a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#969ca5). Try Manatee and Granny Smith colors in combination with #a6a096, 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 #a6a096 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 Cloudy Today. Thus Mountain Mist and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cloudy Today contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Mantle, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6a096 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. Cloudy Today tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#969ca5) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #96a5a0 and #a5969c.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6a096 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Cloudy Today has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 8.25% and a lightness of 61.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6a096 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a6a096 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,160,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 6.28, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,8.25%,61.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,9.64%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.098,0.3741,5.9747) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8017,35.4506,33.9153) |