Antiquity Color

#c1a87c

Antiquity 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 #3e5783
Complementary Color #7c94c1
Color Shade: orange (38.26° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.16% (better contrasting with white)
Antiquity Color Sample
Antiquity Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c1a87c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Antiquity Color. The Sandal 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 Caramel Cupcake (#b98c5d) for more energetic effect. Try Caramel Kiss as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7c94c1 is the best complementary color to Antiquity. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c1a87c 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 Gimblet are #c1857c and #b7c17c. Thus found on the left and right of #c1a87c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Antiquity.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Antiquity palette consists of #857cc1 and #7cb7c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c94c1). Try Ship Cove and Glacier colors in combination with #c1a87c, 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 #c1a87c 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 Antiquity. Thus Wisteria and Neptune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Antiquity contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1a87c 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. Antiquity tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7c94c1) and two others. The Neptune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Old Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7cc1a8 and #c17c94.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c1a87c is made of 40% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Antiquity has a hue angle of 38.26°, a saturation of 35.75% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1a87c is made of 0% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 24.31% black ink.

HEX #c1a87c
RGB Decimal rgb(193,168,124)
RGB Percentage 40%, 35%, 26%
CMYK 0, 9.81, 27.06, 24.31
HSL hsl(38.26,35.75%,62.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.26,35.75%,75.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.0341,2.7083,26.1043)
XYZ xyz(39.633,40.798,24.8547)
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