Cactus Hill 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 | #4e5c79 |
Complementary Color | #8694b1 |
Color Shade: | orange (40.47° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 60.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cactus Hill Color. The Loveliest Leaves 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 Coffee With Cream (#a68966) for more energetic effect. Try Mother Lode as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8694b1 is the best complementary color to Cactus Hill. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b1a386 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 Hillary are #b18d86 and #a9b186. Thus found on the left and right of #b1a386 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandrift and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Cactus Hill.
The split-complementary Cactus Hill palette consists of #8d86b1 and #86a9b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8694b1). Try Lavender Purple and Bali Hai colors in combination with #b1a386, 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 #b1a386 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 Cactus Hill. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cactus Hill contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1a386 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. Cactus Hill tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8694b1) and two others. The Acapulco 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 #86b1a3 and #b18694.
In a RGB color space, hex #b1a386 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Cactus Hill has a hue angle of 40.47°, a saturation of 21.61% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1a386 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
HEX | #b1a386 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(177,163,134) |
RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 28% |
CMYK | 0, 5.49, 16.86, 30.59 |
HSL | hsl(40.47,21.61%,60.98%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.47,24.29%,69.41%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(67.4737,0.3877,16.9282) |
XYZ | xyz(35.5317,37.2627,27.874) |