Flat Brown is soft, 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 | #8ab9ff |
| Complementary Color | #002e75 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 22.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Flat Brown Color. The Charlie Brown 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 soft alternative called Bay Brown (#773300) for more calm effect. Try Carnaby Tan as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#002e75 is the best complementary color to Flat 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 #754600 complementary color is Midnight 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 Cinnamon are #750b00 and #697500. Thus found on the left and right of #754600 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lonestar and Olive colors as they work well with Flat Brown.
The split-complementary Flat Brown palette consists of #0b0075 and #006975 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#002e75). Try Navy Blue and Mosque colors in combination with #754600, 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 #754600 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 Flat Brown. Thus Pigment Indigo and Fun Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flat Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Midnight Blue, Camarone, and Pompadour split by 90° on the color wheel. #754600 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. Flat Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#002e75) and two others. The Fun Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Siren – 120° from the complementary Midnight Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #007546 and #75002e.
In a RGB color space, hex #754600 is made of 63% red, 37% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Flat Brown has a hue angle of 35.9°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 22.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #754600 is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 54.12% black ink.
| HEX | #754600 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(117,70,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 63%, 37%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.43, 45.88, 54.12 |
| HSL | hsl(35.9,100%,22.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.9,100%,45.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.3185,15.3649,43.8721) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5263,8.1622,1.0734) |