Urban Charm Color

#aea28c

Urban Charm 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 #515d73
Complementary Color #8c98ae
Color Shade: orange (38.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 61.57% (better contrasting with white)
Urban Charm Color Sample
Urban Charm Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aea28c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Urban Charm Color. The Dark Blond 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 Cortez Chocolate (#a4896a) for more energetic effect. Try Fifth Olive-Nue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8c98ae is the best complementary color to Urban Charm. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aea28c complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Hillary are #ae918c and #a9ae8c. Thus found on the left and right of #aea28c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Locust colors as they work well with Urban Charm.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Urban Charm palette consists of #918cae and #8ca9ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c98ae). Try Amethyst Smoke and Cascade colors in combination with #aea28c, 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 #aea28c 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 Urban Charm. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Urban Charm contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Envy, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #aea28c square combo is a palette of orange, mid 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. Urban Charm tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8c98ae) 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 #8caea2 and #ae8c98.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aea28c is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Urban Charm has a hue angle of 38.82°, a saturation of 17.35% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aea28c is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 31.76% black ink.

HEX #aea28c
RGB Decimal rgb(174,162,140)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 4.71, 13.34, 31.76
HSL hsl(38.82,17.35%,61.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.82,19.54%,68.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.0761,0.6692,13.0196)
XYZ xyz(35.1095,36.7328,30.0506)
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