Boulder Brown 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 | #9aa1b1 |
| Complementary Color | #4d5465 |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Boulder Brown Color. The Dry Dock color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dinosaur Bone (#827563) for more energetic effect. Try Forest Floor Khaki as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4d5465 is the best complementary color to Boulder 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 #655e4e complementary color is Trout, 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 Soya Bean are #65524d and #60654d. Thus found on the left and right of #655e4e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dorado and Finch colors as they work well with Boulder Brown.
The split-complementary Boulder Brown palette consists of #524d65 and #4d6065 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d5465). Try Mulled Wine and River Bed colors in combination with #655e4e, 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 #655e4e 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 Boulder Brown. Thus Mulled Wine and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Boulder Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Trout, Nandor, and Don Juan split by 90° on the color wheel. #655e4e 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. Boulder Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4d5465) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Don Juan – 120° from the complementary Trout. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d655e and #654d54.
In a RGB color space, hex #655e4e is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Boulder Brown has a hue angle of 41.74°, a saturation of 12.85% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #655e4e is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 60.39% black ink.
| HEX | #655e4e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,94,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 9.02, 60.39 |
| HSL | hsl(41.74,12.85%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.74,22.77%,39.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.1179,-0.1252,10.1961) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7447,11.3222,8.8268) |