Clove Yellow Brown 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 | #adc0de |
| Complementary Color | #213452 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 22.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Clove Yellow Brown Color. The Flattery 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 saturated alternative called Pickled Bean (#6e4826) for more energetic effect. Try Chocolate Rain as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#213452 is the best complementary color to Clove Yellow Brown. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #523f21 complementary color is Cloud Burst, 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 Metallic Bronze are #522621 and #4c5221. Thus found on the left and right of #523f21 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cocoa Bean and Woodland colors as they work well with Clove Yellow Brown.
The split-complementary Clove Yellow Brown palette consists of #262152 and #214c52 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#213452). Try Port Gore and Blue Dianne colors in combination with #523f21, 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 #523f21 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 Clove Yellow Brown. Thus Bossanova and Te Papa Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Clove Yellow Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloud Burst, Everglade, and Finn split by 90° on the color wheel. #523f21 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. Clove Yellow Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#213452) and two others. The Te Papa Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wine Berry – 120° from the complementary Cloud Burst. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #21523f and #522133.
In a RGB color space, hex #523f21 is made of 46% red, 35% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Clove Yellow Brown has a hue angle of 36.73°, a saturation of 42.61% and a lightness of 22.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #523f21 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 67.84% black ink.
| HEX | #523f21 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(82,63,33) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 35%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 19.22, 67.84 |
| HSL | hsl(36.73,42.61%,22.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.73,59.76%,32.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.0034,4.0956,21.3871) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5317,5.4587,2.2009) |