Bay Area 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 | #505b6f |
| Complementary Color | #909aaf |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bay Area Color. The Double Latte 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 Mongoose (#a58b6f) for more energetic effect. Try Ethiopia as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#909aaf is the best complementary color to Bay Area. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #afa490 complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Napa are #af9490 and #aaaf90. Thus found on the left and right of #afa490 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Locust colors as they work well with Bay Area.
The split-complementary Bay Area palette consists of #9490af and #90aaaf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#909aaf). Try Amethyst Smoke and Cascade colors in combination with #afa490, 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 #afa490 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 Bay Area. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bay Area contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Envy, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #afa490 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. Bay Area tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#909aaf) and two others. The Cascade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Del Rio – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #90afa4 and #af909a.
In a RGB color space, hex #afa490 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Bay Area has a hue angle of 38.71°, a saturation of 16.23% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afa490 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #afa490 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,164,144) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.32, 12.16, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(38.71,16.23%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.71,17.71%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.783,0.592,11.8128) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9887,37.6785,31.7614) |