Sudan Brown is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, mid magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #5394d6 |
| Complementary Color | #286aac |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sudan Brown Color. The Sugar Almond color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dixie (#cd8431) for more calm effect. Try Bronze Leaf as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#286aac is the best complementary color to Sudan Brown. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ac6b29 complementary color is Jelly Bean, 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 Paarl are #ac2928 and #abac28. Thus found on the left and right of #ac6b29 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tall Poppy and Lemon Ginger colors as they work well with Sudan Brown.
The split-complementary Sudan Brown palette consists of #2928ac and #28abac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#286aac). Try Governor Bay and Eastern Blue colors in combination with #ac6b29, 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 #ac6b29 offers a combination of violet and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sudan Brown. Thus Purple Heart and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sudan Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jelly Bean, Forest Green, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ac6b29 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool 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. Sudan Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#286aac) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Jelly Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #28ac6a and #ac2869.
In a RGB color space, hex #ac6b29 is made of 54% red, 33% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Sudan Brown has a hue angle of 30.23°, a saturation of 61.5% and a lightness of 41.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ac6b29 is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 51.37% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #ac6b29 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,107,41) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 33%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.49, 51.37, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(30.23,61.5%,41.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.23,76.16%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.2051,20.4086,45.9307) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6712,19.4461,4.6564) |