Waves of Grain 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 | #385583 |
| Complementary Color | #7b98c7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Waves of Grain Color. The Desert Temple 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 Sunset Cloud (#be916d) for more calm effect. Try Caramel Cupcake as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7b98c7 is the best complementary color to Waves of Grain. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c7aa7c 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 Sorrell Brown are #c7847b and #bec77b. Thus found on the left and right of #c7aa7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Waves of Grain.
The split-complementary Waves of Grain palette consists of #847bc7 and #7bbec7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b98c7). Try Blue Marguerite and Half Baked colors in combination with #c7aa7c, 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 #c7aa7c 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 Waves of Grain. Thus East Side and Monte Carlo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Waves of Grain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7aa7c 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. Waves of Grain tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7b98c7) and two others. The Monte Carlo 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 #7bc7aa and #c77b98.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7aa7c is made of 40% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Waves of Grain has a hue angle of 36.8°, a saturation of 40.11% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7aa7c is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 29.41% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c7aa7c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,170,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 29.41, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(36.8,40.11%,63.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.8,37.69%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.1094,4.0503,27.6359) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.566,42.3468,25.0518) |