Bracken is soft, 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 | #b5d5fb |
| Complementary Color | #04244a |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 15.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bracken Color. The 90% Cocoa 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 Powdered Cocoa (#341c02) for more energetic effect. Try Indian Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#04244a is the best complementary color to Bracken. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a2a04 complementary color is Blue Whale, 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 Bracken are #4a0604 and #474a04. Thus found on the left and right of #4a2a04 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rustic Red and Deep Bronze colors as they work well with Bracken.
The split-complementary Bracken palette consists of #06044a and #04474a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#04244a). Try Deep Cove and Evening Sea colors in combination with #4a2a04, 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 #4a2a04 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 Bracken. Thus Cherry Pie and Zuccini giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bracken contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Whale, San Felix, and Mulberry Wood split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a2a04 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. Bracken tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#04244a) and two others. The Zuccini is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry Wood – 120° from the complementary Blue Whale. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #044a29 and #4a0424.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a2a04 is made of 62% red, 35% green and 3% blue. In a HSL mode Bracken has a hue angle of 32.57°, a saturation of 89.74% and a lightness of 15.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a2a04 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #4a2a04 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,42,4) |
| RGB Percentage | 62%, 35%, 3% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 27.45, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(32.57,89.74%,15.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.57,94.59%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.5203,11.642,27.8913) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.6739,3.1205,0.5236) |