Cliff Ridge 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 | #3a517f |
| Complementary Color | #8096c4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cliff Ridge Color. The Amber 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 Windswept Leaves (#b7926b) for more calm effect. Try Honey Haven as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8096c4 is the best complementary color to Cliff Ridge. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5ae80 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 Sorrell Brown are #c48b80 and #b9c480. Thus found on the left and right of #c5ae80 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Cliff Ridge.
The split-complementary Cliff Ridge palette consists of #8b80c4 and #80b9c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8096c4). Try Purple Mountain's Majesty and Glacier colors in combination with #c5ae80, 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 #c5ae80 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 Cliff Ridge. Thus East Side and Neptune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cliff Ridge contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5ae80 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. Cliff Ridge tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8096c4) 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 #80c4ad and #c48096.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5ae80 is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Cliff Ridge has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 37.3% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5ae80 is made of 0% cyan, 9.01% magenta, 27.05% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c5ae80 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,174,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.01, 27.05, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(40,37.3%,63.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,35.03%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.0281,1.5825,26.6823) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0583,43.7009,26.6405) |