Calico Cat is soft, 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 | #3b71c9 |
| Complementary Color | #366bc4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Calico Cat Color. The Laser color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deer Leather (#ac7434) for more calm effect. Try Roti as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#366bc4 is the best complementary color to Calico Cat. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c48e36 complementary color is Indigo, 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 Copper are #c44736 and #b2c436. Thus found on the left and right of #c48e36 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Earls Green colors as they work well with Calico Cat.
The split-complementary Calico Cat palette consists of #4736c4 and #36b2c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#366bc4). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #c48e36, 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 #c48e36 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 Calico Cat. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Calico Cat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Apple, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #c48e36 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. Calico Cat tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#366bc4) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #36c48e and #c4366b.
In a RGB color space, hex #c48e36 is made of 50% red, 36% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Calico Cat has a hue angle of 37.18°, a saturation of 56.8% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c48e36 is made of 0% cyan, 21.17% magenta, 55.68% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c48e36 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,142,54) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 36%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.17, 55.68, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(37.18,56.8%,49.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.18,72.45%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.8004,12.1328,52.8136) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1038,31.3481,7.7961) |