Dijon 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 | #688ab3 |
| Complementary Color | #4b6d97 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dijon Color. The Rookwood Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Brick Brown (#77603f) for more calm effect. Try Dark Wood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4b6d97 is the best complementary color to Dijon. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #97754c 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 Leather are #974f4b and #93974b. Thus found on the left and right of #97754c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Dijon.
The split-complementary Dijon palette consists of #4f4b97 and #4b9397 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b6d97). Try Victoria and Wedgewood colors in combination with #97754c, 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 #97754c 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 Dijon. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dijon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Fruit Salad, and Cannon Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #97754c 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. Dijon tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4b6d97) 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 #4b9775 and #974b6d.
In a RGB color space, hex #97754c is made of 44% red, 34% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Dijon has a hue angle of 32.8°, a saturation of 33.04% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #97754c is made of 0% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 29.42% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #97754c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,117,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 34%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.34, 29.42, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(32.8,33.04%,44.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.8,49.67%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.6373,7.963,27.64) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4283,19.8237,9.5871) |