Thatched Cottage is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #293859 |
| Complementary Color | #a6b4d5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.51% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Thatched Cottage Color. The Coffee Diva 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 Toasted Grain (#c5a986) for more calm effect. Try Toast and Butter as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a6b4d5 is the best complementary color to Thatched Cottage. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6c7a6 complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Akaroa are #d5afa6 and #ccd5a6. Thus found on the left and right of #d6c7a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Green Mist colors as they work well with Thatched Cottage.
The split-complementary Thatched Cottage palette consists of #afa6d5 and #a6ccd5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6b4d5). Try Wistful and Sinbad colors in combination with #d6c7a6, 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 #d6c7a6 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 Thatched Cottage. Thus Light Wisteria and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Thatched Cottage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6c7a6 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. Thatched Cottage tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a6b4d5) and two others. The Sinbad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Careys Pink – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6d5c7 and #d5a6b5.
In a RGB color space, hex #d6c7a6 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Thatched Cottage has a hue angle of 41.25°, a saturation of 36.92% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6c7a6 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #d6c7a6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,199,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 18.82, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(41.25,36.92%,74.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.25,22.43%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.681,0.0236,18.4362) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0379,57.8962,44.3507) |