Scallywag 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 | #1a2a42 |
| Complementary Color | #bdcde4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.96% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Scallywag Color. The Friar Tuck 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 Canewood (#d7b69a) for more calm effect. Try Roasted Almond as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bdcde4 is the best complementary color to Scallywag. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5d5bd complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Stark White are #e4c1bd and #e1e4bd. Thus found on the left and right of #e5d5bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cavern Pink and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Scallywag.
The split-complementary Scallywag palette consists of #c1bde4 and #bde0e4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdcde4). Try Prelude and Ziggurat colors in combination with #e5d5bd, 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 #e5d5bd 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 Scallywag. Thus Prelude and Skeptic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scallywag contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Fringy Flower, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5d5bd 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. Scallywag tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bdcde4) and two others. The Skeptic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bde4d5 and #e4bdcc.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5d5bd is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Scallywag has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 43.48% and a lightness of 81.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5d5bd is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #e5d5bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,213,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 15.68, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(36,43.48%,81.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36,17.47%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.9667,1.6643,13.8534) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.2927,67.9206,57.8128) |