Indian Spice is calm, 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 | #5177ba |
| Complementary Color | #446aae |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Indian Spice Color. The Dirt Yellow 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 Cuban Cigar (#927247) for more calm effect. Try Valley Vineyards as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#446aae is the best complementary color to Indian Spice. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ae8845 complementary color is San Marino, 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 Driftwood are #ae5344 and #9fae44. Thus found on the left and right of #ae8845 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Sushi colors as they work well with Indian Spice.
The split-complementary Indian Spice palette consists of #5344ae and #449fae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#446aae). Try Blue Violet and Boston Blue colors in combination with #ae8845, 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 #ae8845 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 Indian Spice. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Indian Spice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Chateau Green, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae8845 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. Indian Spice tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#446aae) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blush – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #44ae88 and #ae446a.
In a RGB color space, hex #ae8845 is made of 46% red, 36% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Indian Spice has a hue angle of 38.29°, a saturation of 43.21% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae8845 is made of 0% cyan, 14.91% magenta, 41.18% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ae8845 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,136,69) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 36%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.91, 41.18, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(38.29,43.21%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.29,60.34%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.0082,6.7219,40.9057) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3339,27.0367,9.4082) |