English Bartlett Color

#a17548

English Bartlett 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 #5e8ab7
Complementary Color #4873a1
Color Shade: orange (30.34° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 45.69% (better contrasting with white)
English Bartlett Color Sample
English Bartlett Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a17548

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to English Bartlett Color. The Mustard Gold color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Peristyle Brass (#ae905e) for more calm effect. Try Cocoa as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4873a1 is the best complementary color to English Bartlett. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a17548 complementary color is San Marino, 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 Cape Palliser are #a14848 and #a0a148. Thus found on the left and right of #a17548 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Husk colors as they work well with English Bartlett.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary English Bartlett palette consists of #4848a1 and #48a0a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4873a1). Try Victoria and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #a17548, 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 #a17548 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the English Bartlett. Thus Affair and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of English Bartlett contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Marino, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a17548 square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. English Bartlett tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4873a1) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary San Marino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #48a175 and #a14874.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a17548 is made of 46% red, 33% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode English Bartlett has a hue angle of 30.34°, a saturation of 38.2% and a lightness of 45.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a17548 is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 36.86% black ink.

HEX #a17548
RGB Decimal rgb(161,117,72)
RGB Percentage 46%, 33%, 21%
CMYK 0, 17.26, 34.9, 36.86
HSL hsl(30.34,38.2%,45.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.34,55.28%,63.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.6941,11.9609,31.4208)
XYZ xyz(22.2289,20.7675,8.9678)
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