Mikado is pale, 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 | #c0c9dc |
| Complementary Color | #232b3e |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 19.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Mikado Color. The Codium Fragile color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Beech (#5b4f3b) for more calm effect. Try Pure Woody as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#232b3e is the best complementary color to Mikado. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3f3623 complementary color is Ebony Clay, 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 Birch are #3e2823 and #393e23. Thus found on the left and right of #3f3623 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching English Walnut and Birch colors as they work well with Mikado.
The split-complementary Mikado palette consists of #27233e and #23393e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#232b3e). Try Ebony Clay and Plantation colors in combination with #3f3623, 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 #3f3623 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 Mikado. Thus Bleached Cedar and Te Papa Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mikado contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebony Clay, Green Kelp, and Livid Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f3623 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. Mikado tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#232b3e) and two others. The Te Papa Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crater Brown – 120° from the complementary Ebony Clay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #233e36 and #3e232b.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f3623 is made of 41% red, 36% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Mikado has a hue angle of 40.71°, a saturation of 28.57% and a lightness of 19.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f3623 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 75.29% black ink.
| HEX | #3f3623 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,54,35) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 36%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 10.98, 75.29 |
| HSL | hsl(40.71,28.57%,19.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.71,44.44%,24.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.0551,0.6936,13.42) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.6724,3.8164,2.1332) |