Crossbow 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 | #9fabc0 |
| Complementary Color | #3f4a60 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Crossbow Color. The Otter 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 Conservation (#796e54) for more calm effect. Try Fall in Season as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3f4a60 is the best complementary color to Crossbow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #60543f complementary color is Fiord, 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 Kabul are #60433f and #5b603f. Thus found on the left and right of #60543f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Hemlock colors as they work well with Crossbow.
The split-complementary Crossbow palette consists of #433f60 and #3f5b60 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f4a60). Try Mulled Wine and Mineral Green colors in combination with #60543f, 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 #60543f 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 Crossbow. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crossbow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Tom Thumb, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #60543f 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. Crossbow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3f4a60) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Fiord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f6054 and #603f4a.
In a RGB color space, hex #60543f is made of 40% red, 35% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Crossbow has a hue angle of 38.18°, a saturation of 20.75% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #60543f is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 62.35% black ink.
| HEX | #60543f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,84,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 35%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 12.94, 62.35 |
| HSL | hsl(38.18,20.75%,31.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.18,34.38%,37.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.3406,1.3703,14.1048) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8914,9.1863,6.0071) |