Hay Wain 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 | #3252a6 |
| Complementary Color | #5978cc |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hay Wain Color. The Acacia 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 Jackpot (#d19431) for more energetic effect. Try Trading Post as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5978cc is the best complementary color to Hay Wain. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cdad59 complementary color is Indigo, 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 #cc7359 and #b2cc59. Thus found on the left and right of #cdad59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Celery colors as they work well with Hay Wain.
The split-complementary Hay Wain palette consists of #7259cc and #59b2cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5978cc). Try Blue Marguerite and Shakespeare colors in combination with #cdad59, 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 #cdad59 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 Hay Wain. Thus Amethyst and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hay Wain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdad59 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. Hay Wain tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5978cc) and two others. The Puerto Rico 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 #59ccac and #cc5979.
In a RGB color space, hex #cdad59 is made of 44% red, 37% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Hay Wain has a hue angle of 43.45°, a saturation of 53.7% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdad59 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 45.49% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #cdad59 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(205,173,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 37%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 45.49, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(43.45,53.7%,57.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.45,56.59%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.9519,1.5037,46.8659) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9236,43.5875,15.6548) |