Hibernate Color

#aca69f

Hibernate 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 #535960
Complementary Color #9fa5ac
Color Shade: orange (32.31° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.9% (better contrasting with white)
Hibernate Color Sample
Hibernate Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aca69f

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hibernate Color. The Desert Shadows 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 German Camouflage Beige (#9b8c7b) for more energetic effect. Try Oak Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9fa5ac is the best complementary color to Hibernate. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aca69f complementary color is Gray Chateau, 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 Cloudy are #ac9f9f and #abac9f. Thus found on the left and right of #aca69f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Delta colors as they work well with Hibernate.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hibernate palette consists of #9f9fac and #9fabac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fa5ac). Try Santas Gray and Edward colors in combination with #aca69f, 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 #aca69f 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 Hibernate. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hibernate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #aca69f square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. Hibernate tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9fa5ac) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Gray Chateau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9faca6 and #ac9fa4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aca69f is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Hibernate has a hue angle of 32.31°, a saturation of 7.26% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aca69f is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 32.55% black ink.

HEX #aca69f
RGB Decimal rgb(172,166,159)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 5.1, 32.55
HSL hsl(32.31,7.26%,64.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.31,7.56%,67.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.4213,0.893,4.3782)
XYZ xyz(36.9075,38.5463,38.2958)
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