Wise Owl is pale, 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 | #32445a |
| Complementary Color | #a5b7cd |
| Color Shade: | orange (33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Wise Owl Color. The Meringue Tips 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 Peanut Butter Crust (#c8a38a) for more energetic effect. Try Sombrero as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a5b7cd is the best complementary color to Wise Owl. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cdbba5 complementary color is Casper, 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 Vanilla are #cda6a5 and #cbcda5. Thus found on the left and right of #cdbba5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Wise Owl.
The split-complementary Wise Owl palette consists of #a7a5cd and #a5cbcd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5b7cd). Try Logan and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #cdbba5, 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 #cdbba5 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 Wise Owl. Thus Logan and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wise Owl contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdbba5 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. Wise Owl tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a5b7cd) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5cdbb and #cda5b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #cdbba5 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Wise Owl has a hue angle of 33°, a saturation of 28.57% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdbba5 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #cdbba5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(205,187,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 15.68, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(33,28.57%,72.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33,19.51%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.822,2.8282,13.4565) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7387,51.2364,42.8654) |