Earth Chi Color

#c7af88

Earth Chi 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 #385077
Complementary Color #88a0c7
Color Shade: orange (37.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.69% (better contrasting with white)
Earth Chi Color Sample
Earth Chi Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c7af88

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Earth Chi Color. The Oyster White 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 Twine (#c2955d) for more energetic effect. Try Colorado Trail as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#88a0c7 is the best complementary color to Earth Chi. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c7af88 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 #c78f88 and #bfc788. Thus found on the left and right of #c7af88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Earth Chi.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Earth Chi palette consists of #8f88c7 and #88bfc7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#88a0c7). Try Blue Bell and Glacier colors in combination with #c7af88, 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 #c7af88 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 Earth Chi. Thus East Side and Neptune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Earth Chi contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7af88 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. Earth Chi tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#88a0c7) and two others. The Neptune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88c7af and #c7889f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c7af88 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Earth Chi has a hue angle of 37.14°, a saturation of 36% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7af88 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 24.71% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #c7af88
RGB Decimal rgb(199,175,136)
RGB Percentage 39%, 34%, 27%
CMYK 0, 9.41, 24.71, 21.96
HSL hsl(37.14,36%,65.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.14,31.66%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.6142,2.8498,23.2023)
XYZ xyz(43.3271,44.5796,29.6137)
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