In the Hills 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 | #515964 |
| Complementary Color | #9ba2ad |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to In the Hills Color. The Utaupeia 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 Smokey Tan (#9f8c7c) for more energetic effect. Try Cottage Walk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9ba2ad is the best complementary color to In the Hills. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aea69b complementary color is Gray Chateau, 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 Bronco are #ad9c9b and #acad9b. Thus found on the left and right of #aea69b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Bud colors as they work well with In the Hills.
The split-complementary In the Hills palette consists of #9c9bad and #9bacad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ba2ad). Try Santas Gray and Edward colors in combination with #aea69b, 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 #aea69b 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 In the Hills. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of In the Hills contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Envy, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #aea69b 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. In the Hills tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9ba2ad) and two others. The Pewter 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 #9bada5 and #ad9ba2.
In a RGB color space, hex #aea69b is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode In the Hills has a hue angle of 34.74°, a saturation of 10.5% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aea69b is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 7.46% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #aea69b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,166,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 7.46, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(34.74,10.5%,64.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.74,10.92%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.488,0.9371,6.7129) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0082,38.6377,36.5176) |