Ochre 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 | #6084c1 |
| Complementary Color | #3e619f |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ochre Brown Color. The Narcissus 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 Butterscotch Glaze (#c48446) for more energetic effect. Try Musket as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3e619f is the best complementary color to Ochre 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 #9f7b3e complementary color is San Marino, 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 #9f4a3e and #929f3e. Thus found on the left and right of #9f7b3e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sepia Skin and Sycamore colors as they work well with Ochre Brown.
The split-complementary Ochre Brown palette consists of #4a3e9f and #3e929f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3e619f). Try Gigas and Boston Blue colors in combination with #9f7b3e, 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 #9f7b3e 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 Ochre Brown. Thus Royal Purple and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ochre Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Chateau Green, and Rouge split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f7b3e 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. Ochre Brown tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3e619f) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vin Rouge – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e9f7b and #9f3e61.
In a RGB color space, hex #9f7b3e is made of 46% red, 36% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Ochre Brown has a hue angle of 37.73°, a saturation of 43.89% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f7b3e is made of 0% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #9f7b3e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,123,62) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 36%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.11, 38.04, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(37.73,43.89%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.73,61.01%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.9044,6.844,38.1458) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2505,21.8846,7.6089) |