Amber Autumn 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 | #396395 |
| Complementary Color | #6a93c5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Amber Autumn Color. The Brown Rice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Palmetto Bluff (#ceb993) for more calm effect. Try Beeswax Candle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6a93c5 is the best complementary color to Amber Autumn. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c69c6a complementary color is Danube, 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 Twine are #c56e6a and #c1c56a. Thus found on the left and right of #c69c6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Amber Autumn.
The split-complementary Amber Autumn palette consists of #6e6ac5 and #6ac1c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a93c5). Try Blue Marguerite and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #c69c6a, 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 #c69c6a 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 Amber Autumn. Thus Amethyst and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Amber Autumn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Mantis, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c69c6a 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. Amber Autumn tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6a93c5) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6ac59c and #c56a93.
In a RGB color space, hex #c69c6a is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Amber Autumn has a hue angle of 32.61°, a saturation of 44.66% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c69c6a is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 36.08% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c69c6a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,156,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 34%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.47, 36.08, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(32.61,44.66%,59.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.61,46.46%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.1443,9.2455,32.0782) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7787,36.8233,18.7521) |