Brazilian Citrine 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 | #506ea2 |
Complementary Color | #5c7baf |
Color Shade: | orange (38.05° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 52.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Brazilian Citrine Color. The Stonetalon Mountains 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 Rustic Ranch (#8d794f) for more calm effect. Try Medal Bronze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5c7baf is the best complementary color to Brazilian Citrine. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #af915d 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 Teak are #af675c and #a4af5c. Thus found on the left and right of #af915d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Brazilian Citrine.
The split-complementary Brazilian Citrine palette consists of #675caf and #5ca4af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c7baf). Try Scampi and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #af915d, 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 #af915d 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 Brazilian Citrine. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brazilian Citrine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fern, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #af915d 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. Brazilian Citrine tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5c7baf) and two others. The Silver Tree 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 #5caf91 and #af5c7a.
In a RGB color space, hex #af915d is made of 42% red, 35% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Brazilian Citrine has a hue angle of 38.05°, a saturation of 33.88% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #af915d is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
HEX | #af915d |
RGB Decimal | rgb(175,145,93) |
RGB Percentage | 42%, 35%, 23% |
CMYK | 0, 11.77, 32.16, 31.37 |
HSL | hsl(38.05,33.88%,52.55%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.05,46.86%,68.63%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(61.7878,4.3075,31.7337) |
XYZ | xyz(29.7804,30.1551,14.6068) |