Woolly Mammoth Color

#bb9c7c

Woolly Mammoth 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 #446383
Complementary Color #7b9abb
Color Shade: orange (30.48° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.98% (better contrasting with white)
Woolly Mammoth Color Sample
Woolly Mammoth Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb9c7c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Woolly Mammoth Color. The Cider Spice 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 saturated alternative called Cinnamon Sand (#b78153) for more energetic effect. Try Komodo Dragon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7b9abb is the best complementary color to Woolly Mammoth. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bb9c7c complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Mongoose are #bb7c7b and #babb7b. Thus found on the left and right of #bb9c7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Woolly Mammoth.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Woolly Mammoth palette consists of #7c7bbb and #7bbabb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b9abb). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #bb9c7c, 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 #bb9c7c offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Woolly Mammoth. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Woolly Mammoth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb9c7c 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. Woolly Mammoth tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7b9abb) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7bbb9c and #bb7b9a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb9c7c is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Woolly Mammoth has a hue angle of 30.48°, a saturation of 31.66% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb9c7c is made of 0% cyan, 12.15% magenta, 24.7% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb9c7c
RGB Decimal rgb(187,156,124)
RGB Percentage 40%, 33%, 27%
CMYK 0, 12.15, 24.7, 26.67
HSL hsl(30.48,31.66%,60.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.48,33.69%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.3645,6.8113,21.0609)
XYZ xyz(36.0201,35.797,24.0798)
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