Hat Box 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 | #7088a2 |
| Complementary Color | #5c758f |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hat Box Brown Color. The Coffee 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 soft alternative called Flannel (#9e917c) for more calm effect. Try Armagnac as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5c758f is the best complementary color to Hat Box 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 #8f775d complementary color is Lynch, 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 #8f5d5c and #8e8f5c. Thus found on the left and right of #8f775d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Hat Box Brown.
The split-complementary Hat Box Brown palette consists of #5d5c8f and #5c8e8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c758f). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #8f775d, 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 #8f775d 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 Hat Box Brown. Thus Trendy Pink and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hat Box Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Glade Green, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f775d 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. Hat Box Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5c758f) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c8f77 and #8f5c75.
In a RGB color space, hex #8f775d is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Hat Box Brown has a hue angle of 31.2°, a saturation of 21.19% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f775d is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #8f775d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,119,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 19.61, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(31.2,21.19%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.2,34.97%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.6372,5.3606,17.7979) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9003,19.8236,13.1334) |