Sludge is vibrant, 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 | #3594fd |
| Complementary Color | #0160ca |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sludge Color. The Guo Tie Dumpling 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 Tijolo (#aa5500) for more energetic effect. Try University of Tennessee Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#0160ca is the best complementary color to Sludge. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ca6b02 complementary color is Science 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 Indochine are #ca0701 and #c4ca01. Thus found on the left and right of #ca6b02 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Guardsman Red and Rio Grande colors as they work well with Sludge.
The split-complementary Sludge palette consists of #0601ca and #01c4ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0160ca). Try Dark Blue and Robin's Egg Blue colors in combination with #ca6b02, 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 #ca6b02 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 Sludge. Thus Purple and Jade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sludge contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Science Blue, Green, and Hollywood Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #ca6b02 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. Sludge tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#0160ca) and two others. The Jade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lipstick – 120° from the complementary Science Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #01ca6b and #ca0161.
In a RGB color space, hex #ca6b02 is made of 65% red, 34% green and 1% blue. In a HSL mode Sludge has a hue angle of 31.5°, a saturation of 98.04% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ca6b02 is made of 0% cyan, 37.26% magenta, 78.44% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #ca6b02 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,107,2) |
| RGB Percentage | 65%, 34%, 1% |
| CMYK | 0, 37.26, 78.44, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(31.5,98.04%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.5,99.01%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.1509,32.3262,62.6038) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6258,23.0763,2.9502) |