Fossil Butte 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 | #58709a |
| Complementary Color | #657ca7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Fossil Butte Color. The Dirt 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 saturated alternative called Mocha (#9d7651) for more energetic effect. Try Hat Box Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#657ca7 is the best complementary color to Fossil Butte. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a78f65 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 Barley Corn are #a76e65 and #9ea765. Thus found on the left and right of #a78f65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Fossil Butte.
The split-complementary Fossil Butte palette consists of #6e65a7 and #659ea7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#657ca7). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a78f65, 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 #a78f65 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 Fossil Butte. Thus Wisteria and Patina giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fossil Butte contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Aqua Forest, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #a78f65 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. Fossil Butte tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#657ca7) and two others. The Patina is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Coral Tree – 120° from the complementary Hoki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #65a78f and #a7657c.
In a RGB color space, hex #a78f65 is made of 41% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Fossil Butte has a hue angle of 38.18°, a saturation of 27.27% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a78f65 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #a78f65 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,143,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 35%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 25.88, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(38.18,27.27%,52.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.18,39.52%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.6047,2.9262,25.6878) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1078,28.8,16.3894) |