Earthy Ochre 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 | #415177 |
| Complementary Color | #8898bd |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Earthy Ochre Color. The Armagnac 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 Donkey Brown (#a69279) for more calm effect. Try Baguette as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8898bd is the best complementary color to Earthy Ochre. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #beae88 complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, 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 Indian Khaki are #bd9388 and #b2bd88. Thus found on the left and right of #beae88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Earthy Ochre.
The split-complementary Earthy Ochre palette consists of #9288bd and #88b2bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8898bd). Try Lavender Purple and Nepal colors in combination with #beae88, 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 #beae88 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 Earthy Ochre. Thus Lavender Purple and Gulf Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Earthy Ochre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, De York, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #beae88 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. Earthy Ochre tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8898bd) and two others. The Gulf Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oriental Pink – 120° from the complementary Wild Blue Yonder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88bdae and #bd8897.
In a RGB color space, hex #beae88 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Earthy Ochre has a hue angle of 42.22°, a saturation of 29.35% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #beae88 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #beae88 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(190,174,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 21.18, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(42.22,29.35%,63.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.22,28.42%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.5528,-0.1601,21.6253) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8152,42.9968,29.4406) |