Arable Brown Color

#7a552e

Arable 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 #85aad1
Complementary Color #2d527a
Color Shade: orange (30.79° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 32.94% (better contrasting with white)
Arable Brown Color Sample
Arable Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7a552e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Arable Brown Color. The Kimirucha 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 Indochine (#9c5b34) for more energetic effect. Try Hampton Beach as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2d527a is the best complementary color to Arable 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 #7a552e complementary color is Chambray, 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 Old Copper are #7a2e2d and #797a2d. Thus found on the left and right of #7a552e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nutmeg and Pesto colors as they work well with Arable Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Arable Brown palette consists of #2f2d7a and #2d797a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2d527a). Try Minsk and Paradiso colors in combination with #7a552e, 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 #7a552e 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 Arable Brown. Thus Eminence and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Arable Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chambray, Sea Green, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a552e 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. Arable Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2d527a) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camelot – 120° from the complementary Chambray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2d7a55 and #7a2d52.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7a552e is made of 48% red, 34% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Arable Brown has a hue angle of 30.79°, a saturation of 45.24% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a552e is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 29.8% yellow and 52.16% black ink.

HEX #7a552e
RGB Decimal rgb(122,85,46)
RGB Percentage 48%, 34%, 18%
CMYK 0, 14.51, 29.8, 52.16
HSL hsl(30.79,45.24%,32.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.79,62.3%,47.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.2958,10.8597,28.5466)
XYZ xyz(11.7677,10.8318,4.0553)
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