Inheritance 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 | #285188 |
| Complementary Color | #779fd7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Inheritance Color. The Tracery color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ginger Crisp (#ce915a) for more calm effect. Try Napa Sunset as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#779fd7 is the best complementary color to Inheritance. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d7ae77 complementary color is Danube, 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 Whiskey are #d77e77 and #cfd777. Thus found on the left and right of #d7ae77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching New York Pink and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Inheritance.
The split-complementary Inheritance palette consists of #7d77d7 and #77cfd7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#779fd7). Try Moody Blue and Bermuda colors in combination with #d7ae77, 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 #d7ae77 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 Inheritance. Thus Lavender and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Inheritance contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7ae77 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. Inheritance tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#779fd7) and two others. The Bermuda 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 #77d7ae and #d7779f.
In a RGB color space, hex #d7ae77 is made of 42% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Inheritance has a hue angle of 34.38°, a saturation of 54.55% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7ae77 is made of 0% cyan, 16.07% magenta, 37.64% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #d7ae77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(215,174,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 34%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.07, 37.64, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(34.38,54.55%,65.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.38,44.65%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.5787,7.8378,33.8158) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4902,46.0511,23.8912) |