Gédéon 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 | #80b3ff |
| Complementary Color | #00337f |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 24.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gédéon Brown Color. The Hè Sè Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Oregon (#9b4703) for more calm effect. Try Roux as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00337f is the best complementary color to Gédéon 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 #7f4c00 complementary color is Resolution 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 #7f0c00 and #727f00. Thus found on the left and right of #7f4c00 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maroon and Olive colors as they work well with Gédéon Brown.
The split-complementary Gédéon Brown palette consists of #0c007f and #00727f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00337f). Try Navy Blue and Blue Lagoon colors in combination with #7f4c00, 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 #7f4c00 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 Gédéon Brown. Thus Pigment Indigo and Tropical Rain Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gédéon Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Resolution Blue, Japanese Laurel, and Fresh Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f4c00 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. Gédéon Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#00337f) and two others. The Tropical Rain Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Siren – 120° from the complementary Resolution Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #007f4c and #7f0033.
In a RGB color space, hex #7f4c00 is made of 63% red, 37% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Gédéon Brown has a hue angle of 35.91°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 24.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f4c00 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 49.8% yellow and 50.2% black ink.
| HEX | #7f4c00 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(127,76,0) |
| RGB Percentage | 63%, 37%, 0% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 49.8, 50.2 |
| HSL | hsl(35.91,100%,24.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.91,100%,49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.2635,16.5401,46.4637) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3368,9.6809,1.2711) |