Foothill Drive 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 | #354b71 |
| Complementary Color | #8ea3ca |
| Color Shade: | orange (38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Foothill Drive Color. The Wilmington Tan color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Warrant (#b8966e) for more calm effect. Try Soft Fawn as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8ea3ca is the best complementary color to Foothill Drive. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cab48e 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 #ca968e and #c2ca8e. Thus found on the left and right of #cab48e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Foothill Drive.
The split-complementary Foothill Drive palette consists of #968eca and #8ec2ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ea3ca). Try Blue Bell and Half Baked colors in combination with #cab48e, 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 #cab48e 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 Foothill Drive. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Foothill Drive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #cab48e 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. Foothill Drive tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8ea3ca) and two others. The Vista Blue 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 #8ecab4 and #ca8ea3.
In a RGB color space, hex #cab48e is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Foothill Drive has a hue angle of 38°, a saturation of 36.14% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cab48e is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #cab48e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,180,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 23.53, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(38,36.14%,67.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38,29.7%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.2869,2.1424,22.2932) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5609,47.1521,32.2911) |