Ginger Ale 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 | #365795 |
| Complementary Color | #6a8ac8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (39.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ginger Ale Color. The Vast Escape 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 soft alternative called Mission Gold (#b78d61) for more calm effect. Try Spruce Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6a8ac8 is the best complementary color to Ginger Ale. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9a86a complementary color is Danube, 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 Laser are #c8786a and #bac86a. Thus found on the left and right of #c9a86a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Ginger Ale.
The split-complementary Ginger Ale palette consists of #786ac8 and #6abac8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a8ac8). Try Blue Marguerite and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #c9a86a, 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 #c9a86a 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 Ginger Ale. Thus Amethyst and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ginger Ale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Mantis, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9a86a 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. Ginger Ale tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6a8ac8) and two others. The Downy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6ac8a8 and #c86a8b.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9a86a is made of 42% red, 35% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Ginger Ale has a hue angle of 39.16°, a saturation of 46.8% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9a86a is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 37.25% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9a86a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,168,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 35%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.94, 37.25, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(39.16,46.8%,60.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(39.16,47.26%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.4994,3.9993,36.414) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6915,41.4634,19.4942) |