False Puce 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 | #5a81ad |
| Complementary Color | #5279a5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to False Puce Color. The Shadow 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 Woodbridge (#847451) for more calm effect. Try Craft Paper as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5279a5 is the best complementary color to False Puce. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a57e52 complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Limed Oak are #a55452 and #a2a552. Thus found on the left and right of #a57e52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with False Puce.
The split-complementary False Puce palette consists of #5452a5 and #52a2a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5279a5). Try Butterfly Bush and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #a57e52, 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 #a57e52 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 False Puce. Thus Affair and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of False Puce contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #a57e52 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. False Puce tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5279a5) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #52a57e and #a55279.
In a RGB color space, hex #a57e52 is made of 44% red, 34% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode False Puce has a hue angle of 31.81°, a saturation of 33.6% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a57e52 is made of 0% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 32.55% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a57e52 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,126,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 34%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.3, 32.55, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(31.81,33.6%,48.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.81,50.3%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.6144,9.5304,29.6715) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5009,23.5302,11.2331) |