Plain Old Brown Color

#905100

Plain Old Brown is soft, 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 #6faeff
Complementary Color #003e90
Color Shade: orange (33.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.24% (better contrasting with white)
Plain Old Brown Color Sample
Plain Old Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #905100

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Plain Old Brown Color. The Mai Tai 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 Pickled Grape Leaves (#775500) for more calm effect. Try Red Beech as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#003e90 is the best complementary color to Plain Old 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 #905100 complementary color is Congress Blue, 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 Brown are #900900 and #869000. Thus found on the left and right of #905100 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Red Berry and Olive colors as they work well with Plain Old Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Plain Old Brown palette consists of #090090 and #008690 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#003e90). Try Navy Blue and Blue Lagoon colors in combination with #905100, 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 #905100 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 Plain Old Brown. Thus Pigment Indigo and Green Haze giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Plain Old Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Congress Blue, Japanese Laurel, and Flirt split by 90° on the color wheel. #905100 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. Plain Old Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#003e90) and two others. The Green Haze is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Siren – 120° from the complementary Congress Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #009051 and #90003e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #905100 is made of 64% red, 36% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Plain Old Brown has a hue angle of 33.75°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #905100 is made of 0% cyan, 24.71% magenta, 56.47% yellow and 43.53% black ink.

HEX #905100
RGB Decimal rgb(144,81,0)
RGB Percentage 64%, 36%, 0%
CMYK 0, 24.71, 56.47, 43.53
HSL hsl(33.75,100%,28.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.75,100%,56.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.9192,21.4796,49.9895)
XYZ xyz(14.444,11.8142,1.5191)
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