Cattail Brown 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 | #6e8ab9 |
| Complementary Color | #466191 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cattail Brown Color. The Cowboy Hat color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mustard Gold (#b08e51) for more energetic effect. Try Funchal Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#466191 is the best complementary color to Cattail 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 #917546 complementary color is Kashmir Blue, 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 #914f46 and #879146. Thus found on the left and right of #917546 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Sycamore colors as they work well with Cattail Brown.
The split-complementary Cattail Brown palette consists of #4f4691 and #468791 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#466191). Try Victoria and Wedgewood colors in combination with #917546, 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 #917546 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 Cattail Brown. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cattail Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Fruit Salad, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #917546 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. Cattail Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#466191) and two others. The Viridian is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #469175 and #914661.
In a RGB color space, hex #917546 is made of 44% red, 35% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Cattail Brown has a hue angle of 37.6°, a saturation of 34.88% and a lightness of 42.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #917546 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 29.41% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #917546 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(145,117,70) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 35%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 29.41, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(37.6,34.88%,42.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.6,51.72%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.9024,4.7171,29.911) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1438,19.1845,8.4883) |