Ermine is pale, 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 | #7c94b0 |
| Complementary Color | #4f6683 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ermine Color. The Café Au Lait color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Quincy (#6a5445) for more calm effect. Try Smokey Topaz as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4f6683 is the best complementary color to Ermine. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #836b4f complementary color is Blue Bayoux, 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 Shadow are #83514f and #81834f. Thus found on the left and right of #836b4f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman Coffee and Shadow colors as they work well with Ermine.
The split-complementary Ermine palette consists of #514f83 and #4f8083 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f6683). Try East Bay and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #836b4f, 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 #836b4f 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 Ermine. Thus Affair and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ermine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Hippie Green, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #836b4f 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. Ermine tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4f6683) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Blue Bayoux. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f836b and #834f66.
In a RGB color space, hex #836b4f is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Ermine has a hue angle of 32.31°, a saturation of 24.76% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #836b4f is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 48.63% black ink.
| HEX | #836b4f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(131,107,79) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 34%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 20.39, 48.63 |
| HSL | hsl(32.31,24.76%,41.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.31,39.69%,51.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.8499,5.3396,19.2771) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0291,15.9052,9.6223) |