Barnfloor Color

#9c9480

Barnfloor 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 #636b7f
Complementary Color #80889c
Color Shade: orange (42.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 55.69% (better contrasting with white)
Barnfloor Color Sample
Barnfloor Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9c9480

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Barnfloor Color. The Rogue 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 saturated alternative called Guy (#897a68) for more energetic effect. Try Mountain Elk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#80889c is the best complementary color to Barnfloor. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c9480 complementary color is Regent Gray, 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 Pale Oyster are #9c8680 and #969c80. Thus found on the left and right of #9c9480 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Sage colors as they work well with Barnfloor.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Barnfloor palette consists of #86809c and #80969c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80889c). Try Waterloo and Regent Gray colors in combination with #9c9480, 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 #9c9480 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 Barnfloor. Thus Mamba and Granny Smith giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Barnfloor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Spanish Green, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c9480 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. Barnfloor tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#80889c) and two others. The Granny Smith is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #809c94 and #9c8088.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9c9480 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Barnfloor has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 12.39% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c9480 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #9c9480
RGB Decimal rgb(156,148,128)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 10.98, 38.82
HSL hsl(42.86,12.39%,55.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.86,17.95%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.4867,-0.5253,11.6393)
XYZ xyz(28.1965,29.8062,24.6891)
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