Brassy Brass Color

#776022

Brassy 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 #889fdd
Complementary Color #213877
Color Shade: orange (43.76° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 30% (better contrasting with white)
Brassy Brass Color Sample
Brassy Brass Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #776022

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Brassy Brass Color. The Bark 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 saturated alternative called Mulberry Brown (#956f29) for more energetic effect. Try Aubergine Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#213877 is the best complementary color to Brassy 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 #776022 complementary color is Bay of Many, 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 Himalaya are #773521 and #637721. Thus found on the left and right of #776022 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Metallic Copper and Fern Frond colors as they work well with Brassy Brass.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brassy Brass palette consists of #352177 and #216377 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#213877). Try Meteorite and Elm colors in combination with #776022, 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 #776022 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 Brassy Brass. Thus Honey Flower and Eucalyptus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brassy Brass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bay of Many, Forest Green, and Tawny Port split by 90° on the color wheel. #776022 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. Brassy Brass tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#213877) and two others. The Eucalyptus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crown of Thorns – 120° from the complementary Bay of Many. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #21775f and #772138.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #776022 is made of 48% red, 39% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Brassy Brass has a hue angle of 43.76°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #776022 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 33.34% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #776022
RGB Decimal rgb(119,96,34)
RGB Percentage 48%, 39%, 14%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 33.34, 53.33
HSL hsl(43.76,55.56%,30%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.76,71.43%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.8499,2.0316,37.5693)
XYZ xyz(12.0794,12.4032,3.2708)
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