Pony Color

#c6aa81

Pony 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 #39557e
Complementary Color #819cc5
Color Shade: orange (35.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.12% (better contrasting with white)
Pony Color Sample
Pony Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6aa81

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pony Color. The Cyrus Grass 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 saturated alternative called Caramel Cupcake (#b98c5d) for more energetic effect. Try Fire Dust as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#819cc5 is the best complementary color to Pony. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6aa81 complementary color is Polo Blue, 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 Sorrell Brown are #c58781 and #bfc581. Thus found on the left and right of #c6aa81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Pony.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pony palette consists of #8781c5 and #81bfc5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#819cc5). Try Ship Cove and Glacier colors in combination with #c6aa81, 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 #c6aa81 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 Pony. Thus East Side and Neptune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pony contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6aa81 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. Pony tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#819cc5) and two others. The Neptune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81c5aa and #c5819c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6aa81 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Pony has a hue angle of 35.65°, a saturation of 37.7% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6aa81 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c6aa81
RGB Decimal rgb(198,170,129)
RGB Percentage 40%, 34%, 26%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 27.06, 22.35
HSL hsl(35.65,37.7%,64.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.65,34.85%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.1048,4.252,24.9232)
XYZ xyz(41.6259,42.3402,26.7474)
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