Creek Bay 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 | #546276 |
| Complementary Color | #8996ab |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Creek Bay Color. The Water Wheel 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 Mother Lode (#a28761) for more energetic effect. Try Keemun as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8996ab is the best complementary color to Creek Bay. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ab9d89 complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Hillary are #ab8c89 and #a7ab89. Thus found on the left and right of #ab9d89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Locust colors as they work well with Creek Bay.
The split-complementary Creek Bay palette consists of #8b89ab and #89a7ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8996ab). Try Manatee and Cascade colors in combination with #ab9d89, 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 #ab9d89 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 Creek Bay. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Creek Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Envy, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab9d89 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. Creek Bay tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8996ab) and two others. The Cascade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #89ab9d and #ab8996.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab9d89 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Creek Bay has a hue angle of 35.29°, a saturation of 16.83% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab9d89 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab9d89 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,157,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 13.33, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(35.29,16.83%,60.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.29,19.88%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.4188,1.7762,12.3182) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3669,34.578,28.5825) |