Honey Ginger is soft, 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 | #579de8 |
| Complementary Color | #175ca8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Honey Ginger Color. The Brownish Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cinnamon (#d26911) for more energetic effect. Try Ochre as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#175ca8 is the best complementary color to Honey Ginger. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a86217 complementary color is Fun Blue, 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 Reno Sand are #a81917 and #a5a817. Thus found on the left and right of #a86217 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tamarillo and Lucky colors as they work well with Honey Ginger.
The split-complementary Honey Ginger palette consists of #1917a8 and #17a5a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#175ca8). Try Torea Bay and Eastern Blue colors in combination with #a86217, 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 #a86217 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 Honey Ginger. Thus Seance and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Honey Ginger contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fun Blue, La Palma, and Violet Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #a86217 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. Honey Ginger tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#175ca8) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Disco – 120° from the complementary Fun Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #17a862 and #a8175c.
In a RGB color space, hex #a86217 is made of 58% red, 34% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Honey Ginger has a hue angle of 31.03°, a saturation of 75.92% and a lightness of 37.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a86217 is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 56.86% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a86217 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,98,23) |
| RGB Percentage | 58%, 34%, 8% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.45, 56.86, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(31.03,75.92%,37.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.03,86.31%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.4135,23.0392,50.477) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6708,17.1221,3.026) |