Merino Wool 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 | #303e51 |
| Complementary Color | #aebccf |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Merino Wool Color. The Friendly Homestead 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 Summer Hill (#c1a58d) for more energetic effect. Try Rugged Tan as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aebccf is the best complementary color to Merino Wool. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cfc1ae 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 Soft Amber are #cfb0ae and #cccfae. Thus found on the left and right of #cfc1ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Merino Wool.
The split-complementary Merino Wool palette consists of #b0aecf and #aecccf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aebccf). Try Logan and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #cfc1ae, 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 #cfc1ae 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 Merino Wool. Thus London Hue and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Merino Wool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfc1ae 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. Merino Wool tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#aebccf) and two others. The Gum Leaf 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 #aecfc1 and #cfaebc.
In a RGB color space, hex #cfc1ae is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Merino Wool has a hue angle of 34.55°, a saturation of 25.58% and a lightness of 74.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfc1ae is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #cfc1ae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(207,193,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 12.94, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(34.55,25.58%,74.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.55,15.94%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.73,1.7756,11.3323) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.4421,54.4613,47.7925) |