Black Swan Color

#332200

Black Swan 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 #cdf
Complementary Color #001033
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 10% (better contrasting with white)
Black Swan Color Sample
Black Swan Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #332200

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Swan Color. The Powdered Cocoa color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Madras (#3f3002) for more calm effect. Try Stirland Mud as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#001033 is the best complementary color to Black Swan. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #320 complementary color is Midnight, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #330800 and #2a3300. Thus found on the left and right of #320 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Temptress and Madras colors as they work well with Black Swan.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Black Swan palette consists of #080033 and #002a33 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#001033). Try Stratos and Daintree colors in combination with #320, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #320 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 Black Swan. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Black Swan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Midnight, Deep Fir, and Toledo split by 90° on the color wheel. #320 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Black Swan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#001033) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Temptress – 120° from the complementary Midnight. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #032 and #330010.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #332200 is made of 60% red, 40% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Black Swan has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 10%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #332200 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 20% yellow and 80% black ink.

HEX #332200
RGB Decimal rgb(51,34,0)
RGB Percentage 60%, 40%, 0%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 20, 80
HSL hsl(40,100%,10%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,100%,20%)
CIE-LAB lab(14.6677,4.3916,21.6479)
XYZ xyz(1.9373,1.8479,0.2546)
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