Bogart Color

#8b8274

Bogart 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 #747d8b
Complementary Color #747d8b
Color Shade: orange (36.52° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Bogart Color Sample
Bogart Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8b8274

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bogart Color. The Burnished Pewter 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 Worn Khaki (#a69c81) for more energetic effect. Try Buffhide as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#747d8b is the best complementary color to Bogart. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b8274 complementary color is Raven, 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 Olive Haze are #8b7674 and #888b74. Thus found on the left and right of #8b8274 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hemp and Bitter colors as they work well with Bogart.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bogart palette consists of #76748b and #74888b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#747d8b). Try Topaz and Sirocco colors in combination with #8b8274, 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 #8b8274 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 Bogart. Thus Mobster and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bogart contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raven, Xanadu, and Monsoon split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b8274 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. Bogart tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#747d8b) and two others. The Blue Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Empress – 120° from the complementary Raven. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #748b82 and #8b747d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8b8274 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Bogart has a hue angle of 36.52°, a saturation of 9.02% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b8274 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 45.49% black ink.

HEX #8b8274
RGB Decimal rgb(139,130,116)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 9.02, 45.49
HSL hsl(36.52,9.02%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.52,16.55%,54.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.7777,0.9034,8.7989)
XYZ xyz(21.7825,22.7152,19.7594)
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