Sugar Pie 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 | #385884 |
| Complementary Color | #7a9bc7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sugar Pie Color. The Double Spanish White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Parsnip (#d6c69a) for more energetic effect. Try Pastry Shell as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7a9bc7 is the best complementary color to Sugar Pie. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c7a77b complementary color is Polo Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tan are #c7807a and #c1c77a. Thus found on the left and right of #c7a77b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Sugar Pie.
The split-complementary Sugar Pie palette consists of #807ac7 and #7ac1c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a9bc7). Try Blue Marguerite and Half Baked colors in combination with #c7a77b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #c7a77b 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 Sugar Pie. Thus East Side and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sugar Pie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7a77b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sugar Pie tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7a9bc7) and two others. The De York 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 #7ac7a7 and #c77a9a.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7a77b is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Sugar Pie has a hue angle of 34.74°, a saturation of 40.43% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7a77b is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 29.8% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c7a77b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,167,123) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 34%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 29.8, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(34.74,40.43%,63.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.74,38.19%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.3225,5.5486,27.1278) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9471,41.2096,24.535) |