Chalet Color

#c29867

Chalet 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 #3d6798
Complementary Color #6690c2
Color Shade: orange (32.31° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.24% (better contrasting with white)
Chalet Color Sample
Chalet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c29867

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chalet Color. The Apple Seed color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Foothill Drive (#cab48e) for more calm effect. Try Sedona at Sunset as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6690c2 is the best complementary color to Chalet. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c29867 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 Twine are #c26a66 and #bec266. Thus found on the left and right of #c29867 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Chalet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chalet palette consists of #6a66c2 and #66bec2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6690c2). Try Blue Marguerite and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #c29867, 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 #c29867 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 Chalet. Thus Amethyst and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chalet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Mantis, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c29867 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. Chalet tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6690c2) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #66c298 and #c26690.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c29867 is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Chalet has a hue angle of 32.31°, a saturation of 42.72% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c29867 is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 35.69% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #c29867
RGB Decimal rgb(194,152,103)
RGB Percentage 43%, 34%, 23%
CMYK 0, 16.47, 35.69, 23.92
HSL hsl(32.31,42.72%,58.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.31,46.91%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.6747,9.4645,31.7154)
XYZ xyz(35.9246,34.9051,17.6759)
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