Haystacks 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 | #3053b8 |
| Complementary Color | #476ace |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Haystacks Color. The Yellow Ocher color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mayan Gold (#b68c37) for more calm effect. Try Acacia as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#476ace is the best complementary color to Haystacks. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cfac47 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 Old Gold are #ce6847 and #aece47. Thus found on the left and right of #cfac47 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Raw Sienna and Turmeric colors as they work well with Haystacks.
The split-complementary Haystacks palette consists of #6847ce and #47aece colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#476ace). Try Purple Heart and Shakespeare colors in combination with #cfac47, 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 #cfac47 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 Haystacks. Thus Amethyst and Puerto Rico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Haystacks contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Mulberry split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfac47 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. Haystacks tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#476ace) and two others. The Puerto Rico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cabaret – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #47ceac and #ce476a.
In a RGB color space, hex #cfac47 is made of 46% red, 38% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Haystacks has a hue angle of 44.56°, a saturation of 58.62% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfac47 is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 53.34% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #cfac47 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(207,172,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 38%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.73, 53.34, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(44.56,58.62%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.56,65.7%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.7077,1.6417,55.0364) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.622,43.2254,12.1109) |