Pocket Watch 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 | #3d587e |
| Complementary Color | #819bc2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pocket Watch Color. The Eastlake Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Yearling (#ad896a) for more calm effect. Try Pastry Shell as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#819bc2 is the best complementary color to Pocket Watch. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c2a781 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 Indian Khaki are #c28681 and #bcc281. Thus found on the left and right of #c2a781 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Pocket Watch.
The split-complementary Pocket Watch palette consists of #8681c2 and #81bcc2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#819bc2). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Glacier colors in combination with #c2a781, 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 #c2a781 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 Pocket Watch. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Neptune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pocket Watch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2a781 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. Pocket Watch tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#819bc2) and two others. The Neptune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81c2a7 and #c2819b.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2a781 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Pocket Watch has a hue angle of 35.08°, a saturation of 34.76% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2a781 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #c2a781 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,167,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 25.49, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(35.08,34.76%,63.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.08,33.51%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.9594,4.2712,23.3147) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0293,40.6917,26.5134) |