Chameleon is calm, 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 | #495f9c |
| Complementary Color | #6379b6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chameleon Color. The Aztec Brick color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Leather Tan (#a48454) for more calm effect. Try Holiday Waffle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6379b6 is the best complementary color to Chameleon. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b6a063 complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Teak are #b67663 and #a2b663. Thus found on the left and right of #b6a063 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Santa Fe and Olive Green colors as they work well with Chameleon.
The split-complementary Chameleon palette consists of #7663b6 and #63a2b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6379b6). Try Blue Violet and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #b6a063, 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 #b6a063 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 Chameleon. Thus Wisteria and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chameleon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6a063 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. Chameleon tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6379b6) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #63b6a0 and #b66379.
In a RGB color space, hex #b6a063 is made of 41% red, 36% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Chameleon has a hue angle of 44.1°, a saturation of 36.24% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6a063 is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 32.55% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b6a063 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,160,99) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 36%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.62, 32.55, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(44.1,36.24%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.1,45.6%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.5104,-0.3148,34.665) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1143,35.9875,16.9527) |