By Gum Color

#816a38

By Gum 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 #7e95c7
Complementary Color #384e81
Color Shade: orange (41.1° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.27% (better contrasting with white)
By Gum Color Sample
By Gum Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #816a38

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to By Gum Color. The Cognac Tint 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 Golden Harmony (#9f8046) for more calm effect. Try Shaded Glen as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#384e81 is the best complementary color to By Gum. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #816a38 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 Pesto are #814538 and #738138. Thus found on the left and right of #816a38 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ironstone and Pesto colors as they work well with By Gum.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary By Gum palette consists of #453881 and #387381 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#384e81). Try Minsk and Ming colors in combination with #816a38, 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 #816a38 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 By Gum. Thus Eminence and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of By Gum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chambray, Goblin, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #816a38 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. By Gum tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#384e81) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Solid Pink – 120° from the complementary Chambray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #38816a and #81384e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #816a38 is made of 44% red, 36% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode By Gum has a hue angle of 41.1°, a saturation of 39.46% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #816a38 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 49.41% black ink.

HEX #816a38
RGB Decimal rgb(129,106,56)
RGB Percentage 44%, 36%, 19%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 28.63, 49.41
HSL hsl(41.1,39.46%,36.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.1,56.59%,50.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.9892,2.5318,31.1933)
XYZ xyz(14.9211,15.2607,5.9006)
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