French Bistre 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 | #7a92b2 |
| Complementary Color | #4d6484 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.29° 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 French Bistre Color. The Gold Tangiers color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Grand Avenue (#665a48) for more calm effect. Try Cacao as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4d6484 is the best complementary color to French Bistre. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #856d4d 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 #84514d and #81844d. Thus found on the left and right of #856d4d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Roman Coffee and Shadow colors as they work well with French Bistre.
The split-complementary French Bistre palette consists of #514d84 and #4d8184 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d6484). Try East Bay and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #856d4d, 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 #856d4d 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 French Bistre. Thus Affair and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Bistre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Hippie Green, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #856d4d 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. French Bistre tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4d6484) 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 #4d846c and #844d64.
In a RGB color space, hex #856d4d is made of 42% red, 34% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode French Bistre has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 26.67% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #856d4d is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #856d4d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,109,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 34%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 21.96, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(34.29,26.67%,41.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.29,42.11%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.5718,4.8002,21.4347) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4811,16.4596,9.3296) |