Laser Color

#c6a95e

Laser 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 #3956a1
Complementary Color #5d7ac6
Color Shade: orange (43.27° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.25% (better contrasting with white)
Laser Color Sample
Laser Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6a95e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Laser Color. The March Tulip Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pizza (#bf8d3c) for more energetic effect. Try Bread Crust as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5d7ac6 is the best complementary color to Laser. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6a95e complementary color is Indigo, 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 Sundance are #c6745d and #afc65d. Thus found on the left and right of #c6a95e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Celery colors as they work well with Laser.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Laser palette consists of #755dc6 and #5dafc6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d7ac6). Try Blue Marguerite and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #c6a95e, 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 #c6a95e 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 Laser. Thus Amethyst and Fountain Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Laser contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6a95e 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. Laser tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5d7ac6) and two others. The Fountain Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5dc6a9 and #c65d7a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6a95e is made of 43% red, 37% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Laser has a hue angle of 43.27°, a saturation of 47.71% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6a95e is made of 0% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 40.79% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c6a95e
RGB Decimal rgb(198,169,94)
RGB Percentage 43%, 37%, 20%
CMYK 0, 11.38, 40.79, 22.35
HSL hsl(43.27,47.71%,57.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.27,52.53%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.3087,1.0969,42.2699)
XYZ xyz(39.497,41.1899,16.4584)
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