Putty Color

#cdae70

Putty 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 #32518f
Complementary Color #708ecc
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.16% (better contrasting with white)
Putty Color Sample
Putty Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cdae70

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Putty Color. The Burnt Pumpkin 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 saturated alternative called Honey Yellow (#ca9456) for more energetic effect. Try Twine as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#708ecc is the best complementary color to Putty. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cdae70 complementary color is Danube, 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 Laser are #cc7f70 and #bdcc70. Thus found on the left and right of #cdae70 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Wild Willow colors as they work well with Putty.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Putty palette consists of #7f70cc and #70bdcc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#708ecc). Try Blue Marguerite and Downy colors in combination with #cdae70, 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 #cdae70 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 Putty. Thus Amethyst and Downy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Putty contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, De York, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdae70 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. Putty tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#708ecc) and two others. The Downy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Charm – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #70ccae and #cc708e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cdae70 is made of 42% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Putty has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 48.19% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdae70 is made of 0% cyan, 12.15% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 19.61% black ink.

HEX #cdae70
RGB Decimal rgb(205,174,112)
RGB Percentage 42%, 35%, 23%
CMYK 0, 12.15, 36.47, 19.61
HSL hsl(40,48.19%,62.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,45.37%,80.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.5091,3.0377,35.9141)
XYZ xyz(43.2375,44.4211,21.6245)
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