Pure Earth is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #586b7f |
| Complementary Color | #7f92a7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pure Earth Color. The Adaptive Shade color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Barite (#9e7b5c) for more energetic effect. Try Caffeine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7f92a7 is the best complementary color to Pure Earth. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a79480 complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Donkey Brown are #a7807f and #a6a77f. Thus found on the left and right of #a79480 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Hillary colors as they work well with Pure Earth.
The split-complementary Pure Earth palette consists of #807fa7 and #7fa6a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f92a7). Try Kimberly and Gumbo colors in combination with #a79480, 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 #a79480 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pure Earth. Thus Lavender Purple and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pure Earth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Amulet, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a79480 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. Pure Earth tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7f92a7) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7fa793 and #a77f92.
In a RGB color space, hex #a79480 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Pure Earth has a hue angle of 30.77°, a saturation of 18.14% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a79480 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #a79480 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,148,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 15.29, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(30.77,18.14%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.77,23.35%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.4686,3.7965,13.161) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4225,30.9538,24.7933) |