Sepia Yellow 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 | #738cbf |
| Complementary Color | #40588c |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sepia Yellow Color. The Fallow Deer color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bamboo Yellow (#ae884b) for more energetic effect. Try Indian Spice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#40588c is the best complementary color to Sepia Yellow. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8c7340 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 Cape Palliser are #8c4d40 and #7e8c40. Thus found on the left and right of #8c7340 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ironstone and Sycamore colors as they work well with Sepia Yellow.
The split-complementary Sepia Yellow palette consists of #4c408c and #407e8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#40588c). Try Victoria and Ming colors in combination with #8c7340, 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 #8c7340 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 Sepia Yellow. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sepia Yellow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary East Bay, Goblin, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c7340 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. Sepia Yellow tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#40588c) 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 #408c73 and #8c4058.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c7340 is made of 44% red, 36% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Sepia Yellow has a hue angle of 40.26°, a saturation of 37.25% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c7340 is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 29.8% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #8c7340 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,115,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 36%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.8, 29.8, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(40.26,37.25%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.26,54.29%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.7463,3.0569,31.6534) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8714,18.2071,7.4229) |