Sunbaked Adobe 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 | #546591 |
| Complementary Color | #6e7fab |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.28° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sunbaked Adobe Color. The Heart of Gold 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 Rich Biscuit (#948165) for more calm effect. Try Knot as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6e7fab is the best complementary color to Sunbaked Adobe. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ab9a6e complementary color is Bermuda Gray, 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 #ab7b6e and #9dab6e. Thus found on the left and right of #ab9a6e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Sunbaked Adobe.
The split-complementary Sunbaked Adobe palette consists of #7b6eab and #6e9dab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e7fab). Try Deluge and Gothic colors in combination with #ab9a6e, 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 #ab9a6e 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 Sunbaked Adobe. Thus Wisteria and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sunbaked Adobe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda Gray, Aqua Forest, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab9a6e 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. Sunbaked Adobe tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6e7fab) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Bermuda Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6eab9a and #ab6e7e.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab9a6e is made of 39% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Sunbaked Adobe has a hue angle of 43.28°, a saturation of 26.64% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab9a6e is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab9a6e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,154,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 35%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 23.92, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(43.28,26.64%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.28,35.67%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.0757,-0.372,25.4074) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1647,32.8949,19.4587) |