Bark 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 | #8cacd5 |
| Complementary Color | #2a4973 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bark Brown Color. The Olde World Gold color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Irish Coffee (#5f3d26) for more calm effect. Try Mango Squash as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2a4973 is the best complementary color to Bark 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 #73532a complementary color is Astronaut, 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 Dallas are #732e2a and #6e732a. Thus found on the left and right of #73532a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nutmeg and Crete colors as they work well with Bark Brown.
The split-complementary Bark Brown palette consists of #2e2a73 and #2a6e73 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2a4973). Try Jacarta and Paradiso colors in combination with #73532a, 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 #73532a 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 Bark Brown. Thus Jacarta and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bark Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astronaut, Green Pea, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #73532a 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. Bark Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2a4973) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tawny Port – 120° from the complementary Astronaut. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2a7353 and #732a49.
In a RGB color space, hex #73532a is made of 48% red, 35% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Bark Brown has a hue angle of 33.7°, a saturation of 46.5% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #73532a is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #73532a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,83,42) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 35%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 28.63, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(33.7,46.5%,30.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.7,63.48%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.8398,8.4634,28.8582) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5814,9.9985,3.5627) |