Billet is soft, 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 | #5283ca |
| Complementary Color | #3565ad |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Billet Color. The Sticky Toffee color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Camel Cardinal (#cc9944) for more energetic effect. Try Arabian Bake as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3565ad is the best complementary color to Billet. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ad7c35 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 Copper are #ad4035 and #a2ad35. Thus found on the left and right of #ad7c35 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Carmine and Sushi colors as they work well with Billet.
The split-complementary Billet palette consists of #3f35ad and #35a2ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3565ad). Try Governor Bay and Boston Blue colors in combination with #ad7c35, 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 #ad7c35 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 Billet. Thus Royal Purple and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Billet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Azure, Apple, and Medium Red Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad7c35 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. Billet tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3565ad) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Azure. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #35ad7c and #ad3565.
In a RGB color space, hex #ad7c35 is made of 49% red, 35% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Billet has a hue angle of 35.5°, a saturation of 53.1% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad7c35 is made of 0% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 47.06% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #ad7c35 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,124,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 35%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.21, 47.06, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(35.5,53.1%,44.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.5,69.36%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.6411,11.9192,44.9828) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0838,23.5566,6.593) |