Jackal 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 | #565f6c |
| Complementary Color | #939ba9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Jackal Color. The Timeless Taupe 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 Schooner (#8b847e) for more calm effect. Try Manzanilla Olive as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#939ba9 is the best complementary color to Jackal. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9a093 complementary color is Manatee, 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 Bronco are #a99593 and #a7a993. Thus found on the left and right of #a9a093 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Gray Olive colors as they work well with Jackal.
The split-complementary Jackal palette consists of #9493a9 and #93a7a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#939ba9). Try Manatee and Cascade colors in combination with #a9a093, 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 #a9a093 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 Jackal. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Jackal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Envy, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9a093 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. Jackal tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#939ba9) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #93a9a0 and #a9939b.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9a093 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Jackal has a hue angle of 35.45°, a saturation of 11.34% and a lightness of 61.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9a093 is made of 0% cyan, 3.52% magenta, 8.62% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a9a093 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,160,147) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.52, 8.62, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(35.45,11.34%,61.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.45,13.02%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.2772,0.9859,7.9379) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1995,35.6832,32.6888) |