Bistre Brown Color

#967117

Bistre 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 #698ee8
Complementary Color #173b96
Color Shade: orange (42.52° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 33.92% (better contrasting with white)
Bistre Brown Color Sample
Bistre Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #967117

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bistre Brown Color. The Super Gold 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 saturated alternative called Spicy Mustard (#74640d) for more energetic effect. Try Soft Tone Ink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#173b96 is the best complementary color to Bistre 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 #967117 complementary color is Torea Bay, 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 Hacienda are #963117 and #7b9617. Thus found on the left and right of #967117 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cognac and Trendy Green colors as they work well with Bistre Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bistre Brown palette consists of #311796 and #177b96 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#173b96). Try Blue Gem and Matisse colors in combination with #967117, 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 #967117 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 Bistre Brown. Thus Seance and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bistre Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Torea Bay, Forest Green, and Violet Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #967117 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. Bistre Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#173b96) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Disco – 120° from the complementary Torea Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #179671 and #96173b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #967117 is made of 52% red, 40% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Bistre Brown has a hue angle of 42.52°, a saturation of 73.41% and a lightness of 33.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #967117 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 49.8% yellow and 41.18% black ink.

HEX #967117
RGB Decimal rgb(150,113,23)
RGB Percentage 52%, 40%, 8%
CMYK 0, 14.51, 49.8, 41.18
HSL hsl(42.52,73.41%,33.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.52,84.67%,58.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.9253,6.3215,50.8613)
XYZ xyz(18.6375,18.3561,3.3714)
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