Ashlite 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 | #585b60 |
| Complementary Color | #9fa2a6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ashlite Color. The Antique Leather 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 Bunglehouse Beige (#988f7b) for more energetic effect. Try Chinchilla as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9fa2a6 is the best complementary color to Ashlite. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a7a49f complementary color is Gray Chateau, 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 #a6a09f and #a5a69f. Thus found on the left and right of #a7a49f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Delta colors as they work well with Ashlite.
The split-complementary Ashlite palette consists of #a09fa6 and #9fa5a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fa2a6). Try Santas Gray and Edward colors in combination with #a7a49f, 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 #a7a49f 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 Ashlite. Thus Mountain Mist and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ashlite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7a49f 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. Ashlite tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9fa2a6) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Gray Chateau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fa6a3 and #a69fa2.
In a RGB color space, hex #a7a49f is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Ashlite has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 4.35% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7a49f is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #a7a49f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,164,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 3.14, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,4.35%,63.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,4.79%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.4788,0.1563,2.9631) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4698,37.2696,38.1252) |