Sconce 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 | #516ca2 |
| Complementary Color | #5d77ae |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sconce Color. The Goldenrod Tea 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 Warm Spice (#987744) for more energetic effect. Try Stonetalon Mountains as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5d77ae is the best complementary color to Sconce. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ae935d complementary color is Waikawa 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 Teak are #ae6a5d and #a0ae5d. Thus found on the left and right of #ae935d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Sconce.
The split-complementary Sconce palette consists of #6a5dae and #5da0ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d77ae). Try Scampi and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #ae935d, 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 #ae935d 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 Sconce. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sconce contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Fern, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae935d 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. Sconce tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5d77ae) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5dae93 and #ae5d77.
In a RGB color space, hex #ae935d is made of 42% red, 36% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Sconce has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae935d is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 31.77% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ae935d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,147,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 36%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 31.77, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(40,33.33%,52.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,46.55%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.2165,2.7811,32.2576) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8651,30.6564,14.6991) |