Partridge Knoll 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 | #5678a4 |
| Complementary Color | #5a7ca9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Partridge Knoll Color. The Pickled Okra 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 Copper Mountain (#ab714a) for more energetic effect. Try Dull Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5a7ca9 is the best complementary color to Partridge Knoll. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9875b complementary color is Horizon, 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 Muesli are #a9605a and #a3a95a. Thus found on the left and right of #a9875b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Partridge Knoll.
The split-complementary Partridge Knoll palette consists of #5f5aa9 and #5aa3a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a7ca9). Try Scampi and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #a9875b, 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 #a9875b 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 Partridge Knoll. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Partridge Knoll contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Horizon, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9875b 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. Partridge Knoll tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5a7ca9) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Horizon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5aa987 and #a95a7c.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9875b is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Partridge Knoll has a hue angle of 33.85°, a saturation of 31.2% and a lightness of 50.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9875b is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 30.58% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a9875b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,135,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 34%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 30.58, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(33.85,31.2%,50.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.85,46.15%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.5258,7.1048,28.5242) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9145,26.5183,13.5975) |