Buzzard 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 | #a0a9c0 |
| Complementary Color | #3f485f |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Buzzard Color. The Go Ben color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Harpy Brown (#493c2b) for more energetic effect. Try Loden Blanket as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3f485f is the best complementary color to Buzzard. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5f563f complementary color is Oxford Blue, 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 Hemlock are #5f463f and #585f3f. Thus found on the left and right of #5f563f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Hemlock colors as they work well with Buzzard.
The split-complementary Buzzard palette consists of #453f5f and #3f575f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f485f). Try Mulled Wine and Fiord colors in combination with #5f563f, 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 #5f563f 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 Buzzard. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Buzzard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oxford Blue, Tom Thumb, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f563f 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. Buzzard tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3f485f) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Oxford Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f5f56 and #5f3f47.
In a RGB color space, hex #5f563f is made of 39% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Buzzard has a hue angle of 43.13°, a saturation of 20.25% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f563f is made of 0% cyan, 3.52% magenta, 12.54% yellow and 62.75% black ink.
| HEX | #5f563f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(95,86,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.52, 12.54, 62.75 |
| HSL | hsl(43.13,20.25%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.13,33.68%,37.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.8317,-0.2973,14.751) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9443,9.4474,6.0547) |