Peanut Brittle 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 | #5976c5 |
| Complementary Color | #3956a6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Peanut Brittle Color. The Forest Tent color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mulberry Brown (#956f29) for more energetic effect. Try Deadsy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3956a6 is the best complementary color to Peanut Brittle. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a6893a complementary color is Azure, 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 Sycamore are #a65239 and #8da639. Thus found on the left and right of #a6893a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brown Rust and Sushi colors as they work well with Peanut Brittle.
The split-complementary Peanut Brittle palette consists of #5339a6 and #398da6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3956a6). Try Gigas and Boston Blue colors in combination with #a6893a, 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 #a6893a 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 Peanut Brittle. Thus Vivid Violet and Keppel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Peanut Brittle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure, Chateau Green, and Royal Heath split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6893a 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. Peanut Brittle tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3956a6) and two others. The Keppel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Night Shadz – 120° from the complementary Azure. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #39a689 and #a63956.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6893a is made of 46% red, 38% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Peanut Brittle has a hue angle of 43.89°, a saturation of 48.21% and a lightness of 43.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6893a is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 42.35% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a6893a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,137,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 38%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 42.35, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(43.89,48.21%,43.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.89,65.06%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.3243,1.8444,45.2974) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4353,26.3038,7.7395) |