Bread Basket 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 | #5479a6 |
| Complementary Color | #597daa |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.93° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Bread Basket Color. The Slick Mud 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 saturated alternative called Lion's Mane Blonde (#946b41) for more energetic effect. Try Dull Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#597daa is the best complementary color to Bread Basket. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ab8659 complementary color is Horizon, 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 Muesli are #aa5d59 and #a6aa59. Thus found on the left and right of #ab8659 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Bread Basket.
The split-complementary Bread Basket palette consists of #5c59aa and #59a6aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#597daa). Try Scampi and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #ab8659, 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 #ab8659 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 Bread Basket. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bread Basket contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Horizon, Fruit Salad, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab8659 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. Bread Basket tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#597daa) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Horizon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59aa86 and #aa597d.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab8659 is made of 43% red, 34% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Bread Basket has a hue angle of 32.93°, a saturation of 32.8% and a lightness of 50.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab8659 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab8659 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,134,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 34%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.51, 32.16, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(32.93,32.8%,50.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.93,47.95%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.4424,8.3093,29.557) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1229,26.4294,13.123) |