Fallow Deer is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #6072a8 |
| Complementary Color | #57699f |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Fallow Deer Color. The Turned Leaf color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sepia Yellow (#8c7340) for more energetic effect. Try Meadowland as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#57699f is the best complementary color to Fallow Deer. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9f8d57 complementary color is Waikawa Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Barley Corn are #9f6957 and #8d9f57. Thus found on the left and right of #9f8d57 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Leather and Asparagus colors as they work well with Fallow Deer.
The split-complementary Fallow Deer palette consists of #69579f and #578d9f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#57699f). Try Scampi and Horizon colors in combination with #9f8d57, 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 #9f8d57 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 Fallow Deer. Thus Trendy Pink and Breaker Bay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fallow Deer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waikawa Gray, Fruit Salad, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f8d57 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid green, blue cyan and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fallow Deer tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#57699f) and two others. The Breaker Bay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Au Chico – 120° from the complementary Waikawa Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #579f8d and #9f5769.
In a RGB color space, hex #9f8d57 is made of 41% red, 36% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Fallow Deer has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 29.27% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f8d57 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 28.23% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #9f8d57 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,141,87) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 36%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 28.23, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(45,29.27%,48.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,45.28%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.0749,-0.9356,31.2027) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5433,27.1088,12.9031) |