Ginger Jar Color

#c6a05e

Ginger Jar 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 #395fa1
Complementary Color #5d83c6
Color Shade: orange (38.08° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.25% (better contrasting with white)
Ginger Jar Color Sample
Ginger Jar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6a05e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ginger Jar Color. The Gold Plated color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gold Coast (#c78538) for more energetic effect. Try Monarch Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5d83c6 is the best complementary color to Ginger Jar. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6a05e complementary color is Danube, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #c66b5d and #b8c65d. Thus found on the left and right of #c6a05e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Celery colors as they work well with Ginger Jar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ginger Jar palette consists of #6b5dc6 and #5db8c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d83c6). Try Blue Marguerite and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #c6a05e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c6a05e 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 Ginger Jar. Thus Amethyst and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ginger Jar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6a05e square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ginger Jar tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5d83c6) and two others. The Puerto Rico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5dc6a0 and #c65d83.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6a05e is made of 44% red, 35% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Ginger Jar has a hue angle of 38.08°, a saturation of 47.71% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6a05e is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 40.79% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c6a05e
RGB Decimal rgb(198,160,94)
RGB Percentage 44%, 35%, 21%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 40.79, 22.35
HSL hsl(38.08,47.71%,57.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.08,52.53%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.9878,5.9374,39.4444)
XYZ xyz(37.8799,37.9555,15.9193)
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