Hidden Morel Color

#aa7c4c

Hidden Morel is calm, 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 #5583b3
Complementary Color #4b79aa
Color Shade: orange (30.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.24% (better contrasting with white)
Hidden Morel Color Sample
Hidden Morel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aa7c4c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hidden Morel Color. The Townhouse Tan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wheat Penny (#976b53) for more calm effect. Try Old Driftwood as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4b79aa is the best complementary color to Hidden Morel. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aa7c4c complementary color is San Marino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Driftwood are #aa4d4b and #a8aa4b. Thus found on the left and right of #aa7c4c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Husk colors as they work well with Hidden Morel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hidden Morel palette consists of #4c4baa and #4ba8aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b79aa). Try Blue Violet and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #aa7c4c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #aa7c4c 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 Hidden Morel. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hidden Morel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Fruit Salad, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa7c4c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hidden Morel tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4b79aa) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4baa7c and #aa4b79.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aa7c4c is made of 46% red, 34% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Hidden Morel has a hue angle of 30.64°, a saturation of 38.21% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa7c4c is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 36.87% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #aa7c4c
RGB Decimal rgb(170,124,76)
RGB Percentage 46%, 34%, 21%
CMYK 0, 18.04, 36.87, 33.33
HSL hsl(30.64,38.21%,48.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.64,55.29%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.5666,12.2654,33.0117)
XYZ xyz(25.0897,23.4832,10.0478)
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