Amberized Color

#aa8559

Amberized 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 #557aa6
Complementary Color #597daa
Color Shade: orange (32.59° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.78% (better contrasting with white)
Amberized Color Sample
Amberized Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aa8559

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Amberized Color. The Tiki Hut 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 soft alternative called Leather Bound (#916e52) for more calm effect. Try China Cinnamon as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#597daa is the best complementary color to Amberized. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aa8559 complementary color is Horizon, 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 Muesli are #aa5c59 and #a6aa59. Thus found on the left and right of #aa8559 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Amberized.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Amberized palette consists of #5c59aa and #59a6aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#597daa). Try Scampi and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #aa8559, 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 #aa8559 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 Amberized. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Amberized contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Horizon, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa8559 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. Amberized tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#597daa) 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 #59aa85 and #aa597d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aa8559 is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Amberized has a hue angle of 32.59°, a saturation of 32.27% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa8559 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 31.77% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #aa8559
RGB Decimal rgb(170,133,89)
RGB Percentage 43%, 34%, 23%
CMYK 0, 14.51, 31.77, 33.33
HSL hsl(32.59,32.27%,50.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.59,47.65%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.0772,8.4424,29.0682)
XYZ xyz(26.7683,26.0424,13.067)
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