Sun Dial Color

#c79b36

Sun Dial is soft, 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 #3864c9
Complementary Color #3661c6
Color Shade: orange (41.79° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.61% (better contrasting with white)
Sun Dial Color Sample
Sun Dial Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c79b36

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sun Dial Color. The Flesh Wash 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 soft alternative called Farmhouse Ochre (#bd8339) for more calm effect. Try Geebung as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3661c6 is the best complementary color to Sun Dial. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c79b36 complementary color is Cerulean 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 Old Gold are #c65236 and #aac636. Thus found on the left and right of #c79b36 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Atlantis colors as they work well with Sun Dial.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sun Dial palette consists of #5236c6 and #36aac6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3661c6). Try Purple Heart and Pelorous colors in combination with #c79b36, 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 #c79b36 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 Sun Dial. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sun Dial contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cerulean Blue, Emerald, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #c79b36 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. Sun Dial tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3661c6) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Cerulean Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #36c69b and #c63661.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c79b36 is made of 49% red, 38% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Sun Dial has a hue angle of 41.79°, a saturation of 57.31% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c79b36 is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 56.86% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #c79b36
RGB Decimal rgb(199,155,54)
RGB Percentage 49%, 38%, 13%
CMYK 0, 17.26, 56.86, 21.96
HSL hsl(41.79,57.31%,49.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.79,72.86%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.406,6.3653,56.5496)
XYZ xyz(35.9404,35.8511,8.5157)
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