Amber Glass Color

#c79958

Amber Glass 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 #3866a7
Complementary Color #5886c6
Color Shade: orange (35.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.27% (better contrasting with white)
Amber Glass Color Sample
Amber Glass Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c79958

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Amber Glass Color. The Beeswax Candle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tanami Desert (#d0b25c) for more energetic effect. Try Tuscan Sunset as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5886c6 is the best complementary color to Amber Glass. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c79958 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 #c66158 and #bdc658. Thus found on the left and right of #c79958 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Celery colors as they work well with Amber Glass.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Amber Glass palette consists of #6158c6 and #58bdc6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5886c6). Try Blue Marguerite and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #c79958, 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 #c79958 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 Glass. Thus Amethyst and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Amber Glass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c79958 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. Amber Glass tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5886c6) and two others. The Emerald 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 #58c699 and #c65886.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c79958 is made of 45% red, 35% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Amber Glass has a hue angle of 35.14°, a saturation of 49.78% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c79958 is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 43.53% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #c79958
RGB Decimal rgb(199,153,88)
RGB Percentage 45%, 35%, 20%
CMYK 0, 18.04, 43.53, 21.96
HSL hsl(35.14,49.78%,56.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.14,55.78%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.2356,9.6488,40.4213)
XYZ xyz(36.7059,35.6292,14.175)
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