Wagon Wheel 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 | #3d4861 |
| Complementary Color | #9ea8c2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Wagon Wheel Color. The Earthy Ocher 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 Diversion (#a99a89) for more calm effect. Try Oxford Street as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9ea8c2 is the best complementary color to Wagon Wheel. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c2b79e complementary color is Cadet Blue, 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 Coral Reef are #c2a59e and #bbc29e. Thus found on the left and right of #c2b79e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Wagon Wheel.
The split-complementary Wagon Wheel palette consists of #a59ec2 and #9ebbc2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ea8c2). Try Logan and Opal colors in combination with #c2b79e, 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 #c2b79e 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 Wagon Wheel. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wagon Wheel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2b79e 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. Wagon Wheel tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9ea8c2) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ec2b7 and #c29ea8.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2b79e is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Wagon Wheel has a hue angle of 41.67°, a saturation of 22.78% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2b79e is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #c2b79e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,183,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.32, 14.12, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(41.67,22.78%,69.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.67,18.56%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.7017,-0.241,14.1226) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3532,47.8049,39.1847) |