Fantan 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 | #6081ac |
| Complementary Color | #52739f |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Fantan Color. The Muskrat 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 Lizard Legs (#7f6944) for more calm effect. Try Mossy Shade as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#52739f is the best complementary color to Fantan. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9f7e53 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 Barley Corn are #9f5852 and #9a9f52. Thus found on the left and right of #9f7e53 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Fantan.
The split-complementary Fantan palette consists of #57529f and #529a9f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#52739f). Try Butterfly Bush and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #9f7e53, 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 #9f7e53 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 Fantan. Thus Affair and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fantan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f7e53 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. Fantan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#52739f) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #529f7e and #9f5273.
In a RGB color space, hex #9f7e53 is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Fantan has a hue angle of 33.95°, a saturation of 31.4% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f7e53 is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 29.8% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #9f7e53 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,126,83) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 34%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.94, 29.8, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(33.95,31.4%,47.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.95,47.8%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.9869,7.0392,28.1882) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3203,22.9172,11.378) |