Caribou Herd is calm, 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 | #325a9c |
| Complementary Color | #638bcc |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Caribou Herd Color. The Citrus Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fox (#c38743) for more energetic effect. Try Wine Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#638bcc is the best complementary color to Caribou Herd. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cda563 complementary color is Danube, 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 Sundance are #cc7063 and #c0cc63. Thus found on the left and right of #cda563 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Celery colors as they work well with Caribou Herd.
The split-complementary Caribou Herd palette consists of #7063cc and #63bfcc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#638bcc). Try Blue Marguerite and Downy colors in combination with #cda563, 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 #cda563 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 Caribou Herd. Thus Amethyst and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caribou Herd contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #cda563 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. Caribou Herd tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#638bcc) and two others. The Downy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #63cca5 and #cc638a.
In a RGB color space, hex #cda563 is made of 44% red, 35% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Caribou Herd has a hue angle of 37.36°, a saturation of 51.46% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cda563 is made of 0% cyan, 15.68% magenta, 41.57% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #cda563 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(205,165,99) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 35%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.68, 41.57, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(37.36,51.46%,59.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.36,51.71%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.0287,6.6214,39.5381) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8841,40.7903,17.5229) |