Smallmouth Bass 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 | #536581 |
| Complementary Color | #7e90ac |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Smallmouth Bass Color. The Sorrell Brown 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 Weaver's Tool (#9d7f62) for more energetic effect. Try Gazelle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7e90ac is the best complementary color to Smallmouth Bass. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ac9a7e 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 Sandrift are #ac837e and #a7ac7e. Thus found on the left and right of #ac9a7e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Hillary colors as they work well with Smallmouth Bass.
The split-complementary Smallmouth Bass palette consists of #827eac and #7ea7ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e90ac). Try Kimberly and Gumbo colors in combination with #ac9a7e, 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 #ac9a7e 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 Smallmouth Bass. Thus Lavender Purple and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smallmouth Bass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ac9a7e 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. Smallmouth Bass tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7e90ac) and two others. The Acapulco 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 #7eac9a and #ac7e90.
In a RGB color space, hex #ac9a7e is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Smallmouth Bass has a hue angle of 36.52°, a saturation of 21.7% and a lightness of 58.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ac9a7e is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #ac9a7e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,154,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 18.04, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(36.52,21.7%,58.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.52,26.74%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.474,2.1734,17.1368) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3348,33.3882,24.479) |