Foothills 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 | #1e305a |
| Complementary Color | #a4b6e1 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Foothills Color. The Cellini Gold 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 soft alternative called Buttery Leather (#d4b185) for more calm effect. Try Restrained Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a4b6e1 is the best complementary color to Foothills. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e1cfa5 complementary color is Spindle, 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 Sapling are #e1b0a4 and #d4e1a4. Thus found on the left and right of #e1cfa5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Deco colors as they work well with Foothills.
The split-complementary Foothills palette consists of #b0a4e1 and #a4d4e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4b6e1). Try Cold Purple and Morning Glory colors in combination with #e1cfa5, 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 #e1cfa5 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 Foothills. Thus Light Wisteria and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Foothills contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Chinook, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1cfa5 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. Foothills tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a4b6e1) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shilo – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4e1cf and #e1a4b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #e1cfa5 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Foothills has a hue angle of 42°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1cfa5 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #e1cfa5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(225,207,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 23.53, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(42,50%,76.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42,26.67%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.6261,-0.1341,23.1761) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.1557,63.3498,44.6545) |