Sleepy Owlet Color

#b5a78d

Sleepy Owlet 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 #4a5872
Complementary Color #8c9bb5
Color Shade: orange (39° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.14% (better contrasting with white)
Sleepy Owlet Color Sample
Sleepy Owlet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b5a78d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sleepy Owlet 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 Brown Branch as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8c9bb5 is the best complementary color to Sleepy Owlet. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5a78d 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 Heathered Gray are #b5938c and #afb58c. Thus found on the left and right of #b5a78d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Sleepy Owlet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sleepy Owlet palette consists of #928cb5 and #8cafb5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c9bb5). Try Amethyst Smoke and Bali Hai colors in combination with #b5a78d, 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 #b5a78d 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 Sleepy Owlet. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sleepy Owlet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5a78d 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. Sleepy Owlet tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8c9bb5) and two others. The Summer Green 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 #8cb5a7 and #b58c9a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b5a78d is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Sleepy Owlet has a hue angle of 39°, a saturation of 21.28% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5a78d is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #b5a78d
RGB Decimal rgb(181,167,141)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 15.69, 29.02
HSL hsl(39,21.28%,63.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39,22.1%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.0287,0.8106,15.2912)
XYZ xyz(37.6825,39.3843,30.8151)
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