Barricade 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 | #7b9dc1 |
| Complementary Color | #3e5f84 |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Barricade Color. The Traditional Leather 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 saturated alternative called Crazy Horse (#a57648) for more energetic effect. Try Pecan Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3e5f84 is the best complementary color to Barricade. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #84623e complementary color is East Bay, 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 Spicy Mix are #843f3e and #83843e. Thus found on the left and right of #84623e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lotus and Sycamore colors as they work well with Barricade.
The split-complementary Barricade palette consists of #3f3e84 and #3e8384 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e5f84). Try East Bay and Ming colors in combination with #84623e, 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 #84623e 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 Barricade. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Barricade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Bay, Goblin, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #84623e 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. Barricade tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3e5f84) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary East Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e8462 and #843e5f.
In a RGB color space, hex #84623e is made of 45% red, 34% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Barricade has a hue angle of 30.86°, a saturation of 36.08% and a lightness of 38.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #84623e is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 48.24% black ink.
| HEX | #84623e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,98,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 34%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 27.45, 48.24 |
| HSL | hsl(30.86,36.08%,38.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.86,53.03%,51.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.2167,9.1547,25.737) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7529,13.9887,6.48) |