Camel Cardinal Color

#cc9944

Camel Cardinal is soft, 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 #36b
Complementary Color #4377cc
Color Shade: orange (37.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.33% (better contrasting with white)
Camel Cardinal Color Sample
Camel Cardinal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc9944

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Camel Cardinal Color. The Ogen Melon 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 Billet (#ad7c35) for more calm effect. Try Dull Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4377cc is the best complementary color to Camel Cardinal. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c94 complementary color is Indigo, 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 White are #cc5443 and #bbcc43. Thus found on the left and right of #c94 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Turmeric colors as they work well with Camel Cardinal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Camel Cardinal palette consists of #5443cc and #43bacc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4377cc). Try Purple Heart and Shakespeare colors in combination with #c94, 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 #c94 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 Camel Cardinal. Thus Amethyst and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Camel Cardinal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c94 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. Camel Cardinal tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4377cc) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #43cc99 and #cc4376.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc9944 is made of 48% red, 36% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Camel Cardinal has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 57.14% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc9944 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 53.33% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc9944
RGB Decimal rgb(204,153,68)
RGB Percentage 48%, 36%, 16%
CMYK 0, 20, 53.33, 20
HSL hsl(37.5,57.14%,53.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.5,66.67%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.5483,10.3741,50.7356)
XYZ xyz(37.3365,36.0372,10.4569)
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