Old Leather 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 | #577499 |
| Complementary Color | #6683a8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Leather Color. The Belgian Sweet 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 soft alternative called Burro (#947764) for more calm effect. Try Tavern Creek as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6683a8 is the best complementary color to Old Leather. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a88b66 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 Sandal are #a86966 and #a3a866. Thus found on the left and right of #a88b66 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Old Leather.
The split-complementary Old Leather palette consists of #6966a8 and #66a3a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6683a8). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a88b66, 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 #a88b66 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 Old Leather. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Leather contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Aqua Forest, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a88b66 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. Old Leather tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6683a8) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hoki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #66a88b and #a86683.
In a RGB color space, hex #a88b66 is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Old Leather has a hue angle of 33.64°, a saturation of 27.5% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a88b66 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a88b66 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,139,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 34%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 25.88, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(33.64,27.5%,52.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.64,39.29%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.6616,5.6886,23.9041) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7793,27.7494,16.4624) |