Britches 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 | #5f6f8c |
| Complementary Color | #7283a0 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Britches Color. The Cinnamon Crunch color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Willow Grey (#817b69) for more calm effect. Try Spanish Galleon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7283a0 is the best complementary color to Britches. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a09073 complementary color is Lynch, 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 Donkey Brown are #a07972 and #99a072. Thus found on the left and right of #a09073 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Gurkha colors as they work well with Britches.
The split-complementary Britches palette consists of #7972a0 and #7299a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7283a0). Try Kimberly and Gothic colors in combination with #a09073, 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 #a09073 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 Britches. Thus Trendy Pink and Sea Nymph giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Britches contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Amulet, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a09073 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. Britches tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7283a0) and two others. The Sea Nymph is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #72a090 and #a07283.
In a RGB color space, hex #a09073 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Britches has a hue angle of 38.67°, a saturation of 19.15% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a09073 is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #a09073 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,144,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.28, 17.65, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(38.67,19.15%,53.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.67,28.13%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.4785,1.3119,17.6076) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.565,28.6579,20.2984) |