Sourdough Color

#c9b59a

Sourdough 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 #364a65
Complementary Color #9aadc9
Color Shade: orange (34.47° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.61% (better contrasting with white)
Sourdough Color Sample
Sourdough Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c9b59a

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sourdough Color. The Stone Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Artisan Crafts (#b99779) for more energetic effect. Try Lanyard as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9aadc9 is the best complementary color to Sourdough. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9b59a complementary color is Rock 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 Rodeo Dust are #c99d9a and #c5c99a. Thus found on the left and right of #c9b59a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Sourdough.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sourdough palette consists of #9d9ac9 and #9ac5c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9aadc9). Try Blue Bell and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c9b59a, 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 #c9b59a 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 Sourdough. Thus East Side and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sourdough contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9b59a 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. Sourdough tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9aadc9) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ac9b5 and #c99aae.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c9b59a is made of 38% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Sourdough has a hue angle of 34.47°, a saturation of 30.32% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9b59a is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 21.18% black ink.

HEX #c9b59a
RGB Decimal rgb(201,181,154)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 7.84, 18.43, 21.18
HSL hsl(34.47,30.32%,69.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.47,23.38%,78.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.6976,2.8846,16.3712)
XYZ xyz(46.444,47.7983,37.35)
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