California Chamois 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 | #194893 |
| Complementary Color | #6c9be5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to California Chamois Color. The Chalky color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gorse Yellow Orange (#e99a3c) for more energetic effect. Try Pineapple Slice as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6c9be5 is the best complementary color to California Chamois. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e6b76c complementary color is Cornflower Blue, 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 Equator are #e57a6c and #d8e56c. Thus found on the left and right of #e6b76c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sunglo and Yellow Green colors as they work well with California Chamois.
The split-complementary California Chamois palette consists of #796ce5 and #6cd7e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c9be5). Try Medium Purple and Turquoise Blue colors in combination with #e6b76c, 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 #e6b76c 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 California Chamois. Thus Lavender and Aquamarine Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of California Chamois contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Pastel Green, and Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6b76c 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. California Chamois tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6c9be5) and two others. The Aquamarine Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Blush – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6ce5b6 and #e56c9a.
In a RGB color space, hex #e6b76c is made of 44% red, 35% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode California Chamois has a hue angle of 36.89°, a saturation of 70.93% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6b76c is made of 0% cyan, 18.44% magenta, 47.85% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #e6b76c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(230,183,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 35%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.44, 47.85, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(36.89,70.93%,66.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.89,53.04%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.1447,8.1684,44.2658) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.2734,51.7727,21.4254) |