Hair Brown 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 | #7487a6 |
| Complementary Color | #596c8b |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hair Brown Color. The Dubbin 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 saturated alternative called Hickory Nut (#78614c) for more energetic effect. Try Coconut Husk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#596c8b is the best complementary color to Hair 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 #8b7859 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, 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 Domino are #8b5f59 and #848b59. Thus found on the left and right of #8b7859 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Avocado colors as they work well with Hair Brown.
The split-complementary Hair Brown palette consists of #5f598b and #59848b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#596c8b). Try Waikawa Gray and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #8b7859, 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 #8b7859 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 Hair Brown. Thus Trendy Pink and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hair Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Spring Leaves, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b7859 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. Hair Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#596c8b) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Au Chico – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #598b78 and #8b596c.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b7859 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Hair Brown has a hue angle of 37.2°, a saturation of 21.93% and a lightness of 44.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b7859 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b7859 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,120,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 19.61, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(37.2,21.93%,44.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.2,35.97%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.4314,2.5557,19.7563) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1671,19.6432,12.2325) |