Ochre Color

#cc7722

Ochre is soft, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #38d
Complementary Color #2176cc
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.67% (better contrasting with white)
Ochre Color Sample
Ochre Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc7722

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ochre Color. The Desert color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Auric (#c48919) for more energetic effect. Try Honey Ginger as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2176cc is the best complementary color to Ochre. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c72 complementary color is Mariner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #cc2121 and #cbcc21. Thus found on the left and right of #c72 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cardinal and Key Lime Pie colors as they work well with Ochre.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ochre palette consists of #2121cc and #21cbcc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2176cc). Try Persian Blue and Java colors in combination with #c72, 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 #c72 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ochre. Thus Purple Heart and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ochre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Malachite, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #c72 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm 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. Ochre tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2176cc) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #21cc77 and #cc2177.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc7722 is made of 57% red, 33% green and 10% blue. In a HSL mode Ochre has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc7722 is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc7722
RGB Decimal rgb(204,119,34)
RGB Percentage 57%, 33%, 10%
CMYK 0, 33.33, 66.67, 20
HSL hsl(30,71.43%,46.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,83.33%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.1759,27.3399,56.824)
XYZ xyz(31.7874,26.1465,4.8848)
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