Merino 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 | #090f19 |
| Complementary Color | #e5ecf6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 93.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Merino Color. The New Cream 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 saturated alternative called Sandhill (#eddcbe) for more energetic effect. Try Rutabaga as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e5ecf6 is the best complementary color to Merino. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f6f0e6 complementary color is Link Water, 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 Merino are #f6e7e5 and #f4f6e5. Thus found on the left and right of #f6f0e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pot Pourri and Loafer colors as they work well with Merino.
The split-complementary Merino palette consists of #e7e5f6 and #e5f4f6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5ecf6). Try White Lilac and Black Squeeze colors in combination with #f6f0e6, 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 #f6f0e6 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 Merino. Thus White Lilac and Narvik giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Merino contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Frostee, and Amour split by 90° on the color wheel. #f6f0e6 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. Merino tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e5ecf6) and two others. The Narvik is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vanilla Ice – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5f6f0 and #f6e5eb.
In a RGB color space, hex #f6f0e6 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Merino has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 47.06% and a lightness of 93.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f6f0e6 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 3.53% black ink.
| HEX | #f6f0e6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(246,240,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 6.27, 3.53 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,47.06%,93.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,6.5%,96.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.0033,0.3119,5.5285) |
| XYZ | xyz(83.4491,87.6262,87.3782) |