Chicory Color

#a78658

Chicory 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 #5879a7
Complementary Color #5878a7
Color Shade: orange (34.94° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Chicory Color Sample
Chicory Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a78658

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chicory Color. The Cavern Sand 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 saturated alternative called Horn of Plenty (#bba46d) for more energetic effect. Try Shutterbug as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5878a7 is the best complementary color to Chicory. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a78658 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, 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 Muesli are #a75e58 and #a0a758. Thus found on the left and right of #a78658 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Chicory.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chicory palette consists of #5e58a7 and #58a0a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5878a7). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a78658, 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 #a78658 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 Chicory. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chicory contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a78658 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. Chicory tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5878a7) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #58a786 and #a75879.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a78658 is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Chicory has a hue angle of 34.94°, a saturation of 30.98% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a78658 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 34.51% black ink.

HEX #a78658
RGB Decimal rgb(167,134,88)
RGB Percentage 43%, 34%, 23%
CMYK 0, 12.94, 30.98, 34.51
HSL hsl(34.94,30.98%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.94,47.31%,65.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.0088,6.4963,29.4659)
XYZ xyz(26.2229,25.9703,12.8632)
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