Antique Brass Color

#6c461f

Antique Brass 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 #93b9e0
Complementary Color #1e446c
Color Shade: orange (30.39° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 27.25% (better contrasting with white)
Antique Brass Color Sample
Antique Brass Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6c461f

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Brass Color. The Tapenade 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 Glazed Ginger (#91552b) for more calm effect. Try Metallic Bronze as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1e446c is the best complementary color to Antique Brass. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6c461f complementary color is Biscay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pickled Bean are #6c1f1e and #6b6c1e. Thus found on the left and right of #6c461f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Plum and Fern Frond colors as they work well with Antique Brass.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Antique Brass palette consists of #1f1e6c and #1e6b6c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1e446c). Try Lucky Point and Elm colors in combination with #6c461f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #6c461f 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 Antique Brass. Thus Honey Flower and Green Pea giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Antique Brass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Biscay, Forest Green, and Tawny Port split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c461f square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Antique Brass tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#1e446c) and two others. The Green Pea is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tawny Port – 120° from the complementary Biscay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1e6c46 and #6c1e45.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6c461f is made of 52% red, 33% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Brass has a hue angle of 30.39°, a saturation of 55.4% and a lightness of 27.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c461f is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 30.19% yellow and 57.65% black ink.

HEX #6c461f
RGB Decimal rgb(108,70,31)
RGB Percentage 52%, 33%, 15%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 30.19, 57.65
HSL hsl(30.39,55.4%,27.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.39,71.3%,42.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(33.2804,12.2435,29.505)
XYZ xyz(8.6218,7.6674,2.3219)
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